in Ireland. Moffett delivered popular lectures in Ardee, Armagh, Belturbet, Clonmel, Coleraine, Derry, Downpatrick, Dublin, Dundalk, Dungannon, Galway, Holywood, Kilkenny, Lisburn, Lurgan, Trim and Waterford. He was also a stalwart of the Royal Galway Institution, an organisation set up to promote intellectual discourse among the people of Galway; he frequently delivered lectures to the Institution, and served as its president for many years up to the time of his death. Moffett was knighted in 1896, in recognition of his many years of work for the cause of education in Ireland. He was awarded the degree of D.Litt. (honoris causa) by both the Queen's University and the University of Dublin. He was a member of the Senate of the Queen's University, and, on its foundation, he was appointed to the Senate of the Royal University of Ireland. In 1899, he was nominated the last High Sheriff of Galway Town. Sir Thomas retired in 1897, having served as president of the college for twenty years, and subsequently moved to Dublin. After an illness of several weeks' duration, during which he was attended by his old student and lifelong friend Sir William Thomson, he died at his home there on 6 July 1908. Notes References Obituary, The Irish Times, 7 July 1908. T.P. Foley, "A Nest of Scholars: Biographical Material on Some Early Professors at Queen's College Galway", Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society, 42 (1989–90), p. 77. T.P. Foley and F. Bateman, "English, History and Philosophy", in T.P. Foley (Ed.), From Queen's College to National University: Essays on the Academic History of QCG/UCG/NUI, Galway; Dublin, Four Courts Press, 1999. People from Castleknock 1820 births 1908 deaths High Sheriffs of Galway Town Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire Academics of the University of Galway Presidents of the University of Galway