Visitors to Sligo will have seen the mural of W. B. Yeats in the centre of town. Yeats will no longer cast a cold eye on Sligo in the coming days as he will arise and go now. From the Sligo Tidy Towns Facebook Page: ** DEMOLISHING OF YEATS MURAL ** Sligo Tidy Towns have been informed that,... Continue Reading →
Can you see W. B. Yeats in the river?
The Rose of Innisfree
Today I once again joined the Wild West Irish Tours for the day, thanks to Michael for inviting me to tag along. Today we went on The Rose of Innisfree and took a cruise around lovely Lough Gill. We were joined on board by Mary Kennedy who was filming for RTE's Nationwide. George was a... Continue Reading →
Yeats Day 2012
It was a big day in Sligo yesterday for Yeats Day 2012. O'Connell Street was closed to traffic and the street came alive with the sights and sounds of W. B. Yeats and his poems. Pollexfen House which belonged to W. B. Yeats Grandfather was open to the public and was showing a film about... Continue Reading →
Happy Birthday Mr. Yeats
Tomorrow will see Sligo celebrate the birthday of W. B. Yeats. There are festivities going on from 'Dawn to Dusk'. The fun begins in the morning with 'Breakfast of the Lake Isle of Innisfree'. There are lots of various events happening during the day. The full list of events is here. Sligo town is looking... Continue Reading →
Drumcliffe
After my trips to Raghly and Lissadell I decided to visit Drumcliffe on my way back to Sligo town. W. B. Yeats is buried in the graveyard there. The church is beautiful and well worth a look around. I love the swans on the door of the church and also the attention to detail inside... Continue Reading →
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