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1. Sligo Tourism Office
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Sligo Tourist Office,
Aras Reddan, Temple Street,
Sligo
Telephone: 353719171905
Email:info@sligotourism.ie>">info@sligotourism.ie
URL:www.sligotourism.ie
Our nominal Sligo Town base from which you'll commence your Yeats tour. You'll be heading in the direction of the Cathedral which you should be able to see from the tourist office. (less)
Sligo Tourist Office, Aras Reddan, Temple Street, Sligo Telephone: 353719171905...(more)
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2. Turn left
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Upper St John street,
Sligo.
You'll be turning right here on to the N4 before taking the next right, the R292 to Strandhill past the railway station. (less)
Upper St John street, Sligo. You'll be turning right here on to the N4 before takin...(more)
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3. Turn RIGHT
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Coming on to Joe Banks Road, being the bypass, take a right. (less)
Coming on to Joe Banks Road, being the bypass, take a right.
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4. Turn LEFT
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SN4 Sligo bypass. Driving from Sligo Tourism office to Strandhill, take a left here on to Knappagh Road. (less)
SN4 Sligo bypass. Driving from Sligo Tourism office to Strandhill, take a left here o...(more)
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5. IGNORE Knocknarea sign ahead
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You will see a brown sign for Knocknarea on the R292 to Strandhill. Ignore it - we will notify you of the correct one a further four kilometres down the road. (less)
You will see a brown sign for Knocknarea on the R292 to Strandhill. Ignore it - we wi...(more)
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6. Turn LEFT
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Knocknarea scenic drive turn off point. Just after the Strandhill sign and with a church on the left, take the turn off to take you on the scenic drive to Knocknarea, home to Queen Maeve's cairn. (less)
Knocknarea scenic drive turn off point. Just after the Strandhill sign and with a chu...(more)
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7/10. Turn RIGHT
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At this crossroads, you'll be turning RIGHT both going to and coming from Queen Maeve's cairn. (less)
At this crossroads, you'll be turning RIGHT both going to and coming from Queen Maeve...(more)
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8. TURN RIGHT for Queen Maeve's Cairn car park
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There's ample parking for over 20 cars here together with a portaloo, but not for the faint hearted we're told!
Prior to the climb, make sure you bring water, binoculars, a camera and a mobile phone. If needs be, bring walking sticks for the descent. The ascent starts on a bumpy 20 degree gradient rising to 40 degrees as you approach the summit.
At the car park, the sign says it will take 45 minutes, but even this unfit writer was able to do it in 20. It is well well the effort and there's good banter with fellow walkers you'll meet along the way up and down. (less)
There's ample parking for over 20 cars here together with a portaloo, but not for the...(more)
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9. STOP at Queen Maeve's Cairn, Knocknarea
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325 metres high overlooking Yeats's country is this imposing megalithic tomb to the legendary Maeve, Queen of Connacht. The great mound of stones on top of Knocknarea's flat-topped summit is known as Miosg?n Meadhbha or Maeve's Grave. Maeve is one of the primary characters in the T?in, one of Ireland's most famous legends which concerns C?chulainn, who defends Ulster against Maeve's attack.
There are many indications that Maeve is in fact a goddess of sovereignty, one of the group of Irish female deities of war, territory and sexuality. The legend of her death is quite bizarre, as an 11th century text explains that she was killed by a sling shot consisting of a lump of hard cheese, by her nephew!
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325 metres high overlooking Yeats's country is this imposing megalithic tomb to the l...(more)
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11. TURN LEFT for Carrowmore
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12. Carrowmore megalithic cemetery
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Carrowmore,
Sligo.
Telephone:+353719161534
Email:carrowmoretomb@opw.ie
This is the largest megalithic cemetery in Ireland and amongst the oldest and most important in Europe. The monuments form an oval shaped cluster around a centrally placed cairn covered monument, 'Listoghill' (Tomb 51).
Swedish archaeological teams, led by Burenhult, have been
working here since 1977 and have come up with very early construction dates for some of the excavated tombs (4840-4370 BC).
DIRECTIONS: After here, you'll be returning back up the road and taking the first left at the crossroads. you'll be continuing on the main road until we alert you. (less)
Carrowmore, Sligo. Telephone: +353719161534 Email: more)
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13. Turn RIGHT
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Coming via the Strandhill road, you will now need to turn right to go to Ballysadare. (less)
Coming via the Strandhill road, you will now need to turn right to go to Ballysadare.
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14. TURN RIGHT
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15. Ballysadare
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Ballysadare village, 7 miles south of Sligo is where the Pollexfen Company had extensive milling interests and the poet often stayed at Avena House, off the main street and pictured above. Please note it is now a private dwelling. Salley rods were grown here, for basket making etc, and Yeats once heard a tinker woman sing the ballad he later reworded so delicately.
NOTE: This audio will repeat when you leave Ballysadare. The passenger should press 'stop' on the device to avoid this happening. (less)
Ballysadare village, 7 miles south of Sligo is where the Pollexfen Company had extens...(more)
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16. Ballysadare Bridge
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Make your way to the bridge where the Ballysadare river is. Facing north, you are now best placed to recall one of Yeats's better known poems, 'Down by the Sally Gardens'.
Down by the sally gardens my love and I did meet;
She passed the sally gardens with little snow-white feet.
She bid me take life easy, as the grass grows on the weirs;
But I was young and foolish, and now am full of tears.
After Ballysadare, you'll be driving to Lough Gill and Dromahair by going under the N4 road and turning right 1/2 a kilometre onwards where you see the NCT Centre signpost.
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Make your way to the bridge where the Ballysadare river is. Facing north, you are now...(more)
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17. Turn RIGHT
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After Ballysadare, going under the N4 road, this is the turnoff you will need to take right to get you to Lough Gill & Drumahair on the R287. (less)
After Ballysadare, going under the N4 road, this is the turnoff you will need to take...(more)
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18. STOP, then straight on.
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At the crossroads with the busy R284, give way to traffic then when clear, continue on, following the signpost for Dromahair. (less)
At the crossroads with the busy R284, give way to traffic then when clear, continue o...(more)
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19. Turn RIGHT
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Following on from Ballysadare, you are now joining the R287 which will lead you to Dromahair via Dooney Rock and along the banks of Lough Gill. (less)
Following on from Ballysadare, you are now joining the R287 which will lead you to Dr...(more)
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20. STOP at Dooney Rock
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You are now at Dooney Rock, a hugh rock covered in foliage and trees. This was a favourite spot for dancing and romancing and Yeats would have seen a blind fiddler who regularly played here on Sundays. "When I play on my fiddle in Dooney, Folk dance like a wave of the sea." The panoramic views from the top of Dooney are well worth the stiff flight of spets, and show the magnificent brow of Benbulben in the straight distance, and to the left, Knocknarea (less)
You are now at Dooney Rock, a hugh rock covered in foliage and trees. This was a favo...(more)
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21. The Song of Wandering Aengus
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Actor Neil O'Shea recites The Song of Wandering Aengus, one of the pieces from his full length show, The Irish Writers Entertain which mixes verse, poetry, comedy with some fine anecdotes about Ireland's literary elite.
Contact: Neil O'Shea 01 4944486 neiloshea@upcmail.ie (less)
Actor Neil O'Shea recites The Song of Wandering Aengus, one of the pieces from his fu...(more)
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22. TURN LEFT for the Lake Isle of Inishfree
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Listen to the voice of the great man himself, recorded by the BBC in 1932 reciting The Lake Isle of Inishfree.
DIRECTIONS: After your time here, make you way back to the main road and follow the signposting for Drumahair. (less)
Listen to the voice of the great man himself, recorded by the BBC in 1932 reciting Th...(more)
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23. STOP in Dromahair
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Dromahair,
County Leitrim
Telephone: 353719620170
Email:info@leitrimtourism.com/
URL:www.leitrimtourism.com
Dromahair lies in the hilly north west of Leitrim amid some stunning unspoiled natural landscapes. The "Sleeping Giant" mountain formation (comprising Keelogyboy, Leean and Benbo) is visible on approaches to the village, as is Lough Gill below the Slieve Dae?ne and Killerry mountain.
The village itself is also idyllic, located on the banks of the River Bonet, which flows into Lough Gill. Much of Dromahair was modelled on a village in Somerset by the Earl of Leitrim, and the central streetscape still follows the pattern set down by him.
DIRECTIONS: Follow the signs for Parkes castle which is on the shores of Lough Gill. (less)
Dromahair, County Leitrim Telephone: 353719620170 Email: more)
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24. STOP at Lough Gill viewing point #1
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Another opportunity to pull over safely and admire the view of Lough Gill. (less)
Another opportunity to pull over safely and admire the view of Lough Gill.
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25. STOP at Parkes Castle & the Wild Rose waterbus
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Parkes Castle,
Lough Gill,
Near Dromahair
Telephone:+353719164149
Email:parkescastle@opw.ie>">parkescastle@opw.ie
Opening Hours
9th April - 30th Sept: Daily 10.00 - 18.00
Last admission 45 minutes before closing
Average Length of Visit: 1 Hour
A restored plantation castle of the early 17th century, picturesquely situated on the shores of Lough Gill, once the home of Robert Parke and his family. The Courtyard grounds contain evidence of an earlier 16th century Tower House structure once owned by Sir Brian O'Rourke who subsequently was executed at Tyburn, London in 1591. The Castle has been restored using Irish oak and traditional craftsmenship. Access for visitors with disabilities to ground floor.
Next to the castle is the Wild Rose waterbus which takes you out on Lough Gill. George McGolderick is your affable host on this one hour trip. It sails daily at 12.30, 3.30, 4.30 and 6.30, but check in advance lest there be a change of plan - Mobile:+353872598869
DIRECTIONS: This is the last proper stop off on Day One of the tour. If heading back in to Sligo, take a left after the car park and we'll have some poetry for you along the way.
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Parkes Castle, Lough Gill, Near Dromahair Telephone: +353719164149 Email: more)
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26. Lough Gill view #2
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Following on from your visit to Parkes Castle & the waterbus, this is another opportunity to pull over and admire the view.
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Following on from your visit to Parkes Castle & the waterbus, this is another opportu...(more)
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27. POEMS
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The Yeats poems that are read out here are: -
The fisherman,
Coming of wisdom of time,
No second Troy &
The fascination of what is difficult. (less)
The Yeats poems that are read out here are: - The fisherman, Coming of wisdom of tim...(more)
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28. Start of N16
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DAY TWO
The start of the N16, a scenic route that will take you high above Glencar valley on your left within the next five miles.
DIRECTIONS: Ignoring the first sign for the Glencar waterfall, we'll be taking you anti clockwise around the lake to get to the waterfall. Carry on out the N16 until we alert you to turn left. (less)
DAY TWO The start of the N16, a scenic route that will take you high above Glencar va...(more)
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29. IGNORE Glencar sign ahead
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You will a sign for Glencar on the left. Ignore it and take the next Glencar turnoff which is a further four kilometres down the road. (less)
You will a sign for Glencar on the left. Ignore it and take the next Glencar turnoff ...(more)
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30. STOP at N16 Glencar viewing point
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An excellent (and safe) vantage point from which to see Glencar lake. (less)
An excellent (and safe) vantage point from which to see Glencar lake.
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31. Turn LEFT for Glencar
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Turning off the main n16 Sligo-Enniskillen road, this is the correct turn off you will need to take for the Glencar lake section of the tour. (less)
Turning off the main n16 Sligo-Enniskillen road, this is the correct turn off you wil...(more)
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32. Start of Glencar piece
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Now safely off the N16, you are about to discover our favourite part of Yeats country; Glencar valley, lake and waterfall. Enjoy. (less)
Now safely off the N16, you are about to discover our favourite part of Yeats country...(more)
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33. STOP at Glencar lake car park
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With clean WCs available and adequate parking for everything from buses to motorhomes, this car park may be the best place from which to do a proper walking tour of the area. (less)
With clean WCs available and adequate parking for everything from buses to motorhomes...(more)
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34. Glencar waterfall
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Believed to be the site which inspired The Stolen Child, this is an enthralling place. Make sure you you climb the 100 or so easy steps on the looped walk, right past the waterfall and past the wishing bush where hankies have been tied to it.
DIRECTIONS: After the waterfall, you'll be continuing your anti-clockwise journey around the lake taking you near Ben Bulben. (less)
Believed to be the site which inspired The Stolen Child, this is an enthralling place...(more)
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35. Glencar lakeside
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36. Glencar stop off view
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One of the many tranquil spots along the lake where the scenery is worth stopping for.
NOTE: The audio for 38 is being played here for any car user as 37's five minutes of poetry will be playing as you drive past Ben Bulben and effectively 'play over' this piece. (less)
One of the many tranquil spots along the lake where the scenery is worth stopping for...(more)
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37. Turn RIGHT (towards Ben Bulben)
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Once you've made the turnoff here, the following poems will play: -
The man who dreamed of fairyland
He wishes for the clothes of Heaven
The Scholars
Sailing to Byzantium (less)
Once you've made the turnoff here, the following poems will play: - The man who drea...(more)
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38. Diarmaid betrayed
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You are now travelling by Ben Bulben where legend has it Diarmaid Ua Duibhne died. Diarmiad, in English, Dermot of the Love Spot had a mole being placed on him by a goddess, which made him irresistible to women. Sean McMahon tells us about it on the audio guide. (less)
You are now travelling by Ben Bulben where legend has it Diarmaid Ua Duibhne died. Di...(more)
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39. Turn LEFT on to N15
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You are now approaching the N15 Sligo-Donegal road. Take a left and travel two kilometres before you see the sign for Drumcliff. You will be taking a right to Lissadell House before returning to Drumcliff. (less)
You are now approaching the N15 Sligo-Donegal road. Take a left and travel two kilome...(more)
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40. Carney
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You are driving through Carney, a small but well serviced village, with two good restaurants and pubs, a Chinese take away and even a football team called Yeats FC!
DIRECTIONS: Carry on to Lissadell House.
NOTE: You will hear this piece repeated on your way back to Drumcliff. The passenger can easily stop the piece if needs be. (less)
You are driving through Carney, a small but well serviced village, with two good rest...(more)
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41. STOP at Lissadell House
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Lissadell House is closed.
Email:info@lissadellhouse.com
URL:www.lissadellhouse.com
Please note that Lissadell House is now closed following a lengthy legal case involving rights of way
Lissadell is famous as the childhood home of Constance Markievicz, one of the leaders of the 1916 Rising; the first
woman to be elected to D?il Eireann, where she served as Minister for Labour, and also the first woman to be elected to Westminster Parliament in London.Her brother Josslyn created at Lissadell one of the premier horticultural estates in Europe. Yeats was friendly with the Gore Booths, and has immortalised Lissadell in his poetry.
DIRECTIONS: After here, you'll be making your way back to Drumcliff on the N15. (less)
Lissadell House is closed. Email: info@lissad...(more)
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42. Drumcliff
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You are now in the village of Drumcliff, firmly put on the map when W.B. Yeats was interred here some 9 years after his death in France in 1939. After a long and somber route back from Roquebrune where it lay in state both there and in Sligo Town, he was laid to rest as per his instructions in "Under Ben Bulben". In an ironic twist, the Government was represented by its Minister for External Affairs, Mr. Sean McBride, son of Maud Gonne. (less)
You are now in the village of Drumcliff, firmly put on the map when W.B. Yeats was in...(more)
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43. STOP at Drumcliff church car park
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NOTE: Make your way here to park safely. From here, take your audio device with you and go to the the front of the church on the right. Yeats's grave is marked in front of you with Ben Bulben visible through the cemetery's trees. If the church is open, ensure you pay it a visit, looking out for the excellent booklet written by Derick Bingham entitled The Eye of the Heart. (less)
NOTE: Make your way here to park safely. From here, take your audio device with you a...(more)
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44. Yeats's Grave
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The resting place of Ireland's greatest poet, William Butler Yeats is as near perfect a location as you'd expect for such an evocative wordsmith. In the final two stanzas of Under Ben Bulben, Yeats declared: -
Irish poets, learn your trade,
Sing whatever is well made,
Scorn the sort now growing up
All out of shape from toe to top,
Their unremembering hearts and heads
Base-born products of base beds.
Sing the peasantry, and then
Hard-riding country gentlemen,
The holiness of monks, and after
Porter-drinkers' randy laughter;
Sing the lords and ladies gay
That were beaten into clay
Through seven heroic centuries;
Cast your mind on other days
That we in coming days may be
Still the indomitable Irishry.
Under bare Ben Bulben's head
In Drumcliff churchyard Yeats is laid.
An ancestor was rector there
Long years ago, a church stands near,
By the road an ancient cross.
No marble, no conventional phrase;
On limestone quarried near the spot
By his command these words are cut:
Cast a cold eye
On life, on death.
Horseman, pass by!
DIRECTIONS: We'll be turning left on to the N15 coming out of the car park and heading towards Rosses' Point. We'll alert you when to turn off. (less)
The resting place of Ireland's greatest poet, William Butler Yeats is as near perfect...(more)
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45. Rathcormack
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Rathcormack is a small village at the base of a valley. Rising from it towards Sligo, get ready to turn right for Rosses Point.
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Rathcormack is a small village at the base of a valley. Rising from it towards Sligo,...(more)
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46. TURN RIGHT for Rosses Point
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47. Rosses Point
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Yeats loved Rosses Point and first experimented with the paranormal here, encouraged by his cousin's housekeeper who had the ‘second sight'. Today excellent restaurants and pubs meet all your needs – even if they can't predict your future! Yeats stayed at Elsinore House when he was in Rosses Point. It is now a ruin and is just below the statue in the picture above on the way to the pier.
DIRECTIONS: After Rosses Point, make your way back to Sligo Town where the tour ends. However, for those of you who want some more scenery and stories, carry on over the bridge at Sligo and follow the Dublin road signs - we'll alert you what to do as you go along.
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Yeats loved Rosses Point and first experimented with the paranormal here, encouraged ...(more)
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48. Poems
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The Yeats poems you'll hear are: -
The circus animal's desertion
Paudeen
The fiddler of Dooney (less)
The Yeats poems you'll hear are: - The circus animal's desertion Paudeen The fiddler...(more)
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49. Sligo Town
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You are now returning to Sligo Town, but we are continuing on out to Lough Gill - the tour ends at Tobernalt Holy Well and you can then return to the town having done all key locations.
Ensure you visit all the points of interest regarding Yeats that are marked in this guide - Yeats Memorial Building, Yeats Statue, Sligo County Museum, St. John's Cathedral & Polloxfen's House.
NOTE: Better still, download the free audio tour that we've produced for Sligo town. Simply download from the Geotour App by typing in 'Sligo' OR alternatively, switch on your Bluetooth when at the tourist office on Temple street and you'll have the full tour in no time. (less)
You are now returning to Sligo Town, but we are continuing on out to Lough Gill - the...(more)
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50. Turn RIGHT at lights
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You are now coming on to Pearse Road and some 400 metres before the turn off point to the left for Lough Gill. (less)
You are now coming on to Pearse Road and some 400 metres before the turn off point to...(more)
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51. Turn LEFT
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At Markievicz GAA stadium, you'll be turning left and will be in the countryside within a minute. (less)
At Markievicz GAA stadium, you'll be turning left and will be in the countryside with...(more)
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52. Turn LEFT
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Lough Gill route turn off point. This is a sharp turn off to the left so be warned! (less)
Lough Gill route turn off point. This is a sharp turn off to the left so be warned!
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53. STOP at Lough Gill scenic brow
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One final chance to see Lough Gill. Your first view of it is a spectacular panorama well worth stopping off to take some pictures. Park on the left just before the brow descends. (less)
One final chance to see Lough Gill. Your first view of it is a spectacular panorama w...(more)
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54. Turn RIGHT
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Holy Well turn off point. Take a right at the end of this sudden T-junction for Tobernalt Holy Well. (less)
Holy Well turn off point. Take a right at the end of this sudden T-junction for Tober...(more)
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55. Turn RIGHT
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Take this turnoff to visit the beautifully kept Tobernalt Holy Well. (less)
Take this turnoff to visit the beautifully kept Tobernalt Holy Well.
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56. Tobernalt Holy Well
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Tobernalt Holy Well is a place of reflection and nurturing serenity. It predates the advent of Christianity to Ireland in the fifth century. Its importance as a meeting place and a sustainer of life predates our Celtic ancestors.
DIRECTIONS: With holy water in hand, you may go in peace and get yourself back to Sligo town or where ever your next destination is. We do show you how to get on to the N4 with Point 57. If going to Sligo, ensure you try the innovative audio tour available to download on to your mobile phone for free - brought to you by us! (less)
Tobernalt Holy Well is a place of reflection and nurturing serenity. It predates the ...(more)
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57. Turn RIGHT
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Post Holy Well T junction. Turn right at this junction on to the R287 to get back to the southbound N4. (less)
Post Holy Well T junction. Turn right at this junction on to the R287 to get back to ...(more)
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S-1. Yeats Memorial Building
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Yeats Memorial building,
Hyde bridge,
Sligo
Telephone:+353719142693
Email:>info@yeats-sligo.com">
URL:info@yeats-sligo.com
URL: href="http://www.yeats-sligo.com">www.yeats-sligo.com
On Hyde Bridge, the Yeats Society's Headquarters houses the offices of the International Summer School, the Sligo Art Gallery and a photographic exhibition on the Yeats Family and Sligo – all worth a visit. (less)
Yeats Memorial building, Hyde bridge, Sligo Telephone: +353719142693 Email: more)
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S-2. Yeats Statue
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Outside the Ulster Bank stands a striking contemporary sculpture by artist Rowan Gillespie of the poet ‘wrapt in this words' erected by the people of the town to commemorate the 50th anniversary of his death in 1989.
Accepting the Nobel Prize for literature from the Swedish King in 1924, Yeats remarked that the Italianate style Royal Palace in Stockholm reminded him of the Ulster Bank in Sligo – hence the position! (less)
Outside the Ulster Bank stands a striking contemporary sculpture by artist Rowan Gill...(more)
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S-3. Sligo County Museum
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Sligo County Museum,
Stephen Street,
Sligo
Telephone:+353719141623
Email:sligolib@sligococo.ie
URL:www.sligococo.ie
Sligo Library and County Museum are located together, with the library being housed in a former Presbyterian Church, designed and built by architects Lanyon, Lynn and Lanyon in 1851.
The Yeats Room here is full of manuscripts, photographs, letters and newspaper cuttings associated with the local poet William Butler Yeats including a copy of his 1923 Nobel Prize winning medal and a complete collection of his poems from 1889 to 1936.
Also in the museum you will see paintings by Irish artists George Russell, Sean Keating and Jack. B. Yeats, brother of the poet William Butler Yeats.There is also a display of artefacts and memorabilia associated with Countess Constance Markievicz and her sister Eva Gore-Booth. (less)
Sligo County Museum, Stephen Street, Sligo Telephone: +353719141623 Email: more)
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S-4. St. John's Cathedral
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On the wall near the pulpit of this cathedral, there is a brass plaque dedicated to the memory of Susan Mary Yeats, mother of William Butler and Jack. B. Yeats. Mary Butler Yeats was the eldest daughter of William Pollexfen, who married John Butler Yeats on 10th September 1863 in this very church, she died in London in 1900. William Pollexfen, grandfather of William Butler Yeats and Jack. B. Yeats, is buried near the main gate, in a tomb with low walls and black chains surrounding it.
The original design of St Johns Cathedral was influenced by the old basilica pattern of the early Roman architecture, though sadly, many of these original features of the church were lost during extensive renovations carried out in 1812 and in 1883, when gothic features replaced much of Cassels work.
An unusual feature of the graveyard is the fact that it contains a peculiar kind of clay which is said to prevent the decay of bodies buried within it. Instead, the bodies are converted into Adipocere, a soft waxy substance which can last indefinitely. (less)
On the wall near the pulpit of this cathedral, there is a brass plaque dedicated to t...(more)
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S-5. Polloxfen's house
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This iconic house overlooking Sligo docks was home to Yeats's grandfather Pollexfen. It maintains a Yeats connection as it is now called Markievicz House. Look out for the Diarmiad and Grainne plaque on the front wall. (less)
This iconic house overlooking Sligo docks was home to Yeats's grandfather Pollexfen. ...(more)
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