The William Thompson Poems story so far...

Thanks for looking us up. It's been quite an adventure! The once-famous poems of a county Down farmer (our grandfather) all compiled and republished for a new generation:

- years of research
- original "sixpence" pamphlets discovered
- over 100 poems gathered up from folk in the local community
- book published Christmas 2007
- book launched February 2008 at Donaghadee Lifeboat Station
- hundreds of copies sold to raise funds for the RNLI
- free copies given to every school on the Ards Peninsula
- copies in every local library
- poems featured on BBC television show "Blue Peter"
- the finding of the grave of Robert Thompson in Gloucester
- the tragic story of his drowning aged just 20
- another long-lost poem discovered
- photographs of the Cloughey lifeboat discovered

With 107 poems in a baeutifully-presented softback, make sure you get your copy. All profits will go to the life-saving work of the RNLI.


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