About Tam Lenfestey
Lived 1818 – 1885 (aged 66–67). Tam Lenfestey was a British writer and poet.
Thomas "Tam" Lenfestey (1818–1885), was a farmer and poet based in Guernsey. He published poetry in Guernsey newspapers and in book form.
His "Chanson de la ribotresse", referring to a peasant woman making butter who celebrates the arrival of spring, became a popular folksong in Guernsey.
Works Le Chant des Fontaines (1875)
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Guernsey writer (1818–1885)
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Tam Lenfestey was born in 1818 in Guernsey.
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Tam Lenfestey died in 1885.
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Tam Lenfestey was a writer and poet.
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