Sligo, County Sligo

Stopped at Drumcliffe Churchyard to see the grave of W B Yeats, Ireland's most famous poet. It's a very simple, unadorned grave, with a quote from one of his poems carved into the ground before you enter the churchyard.
Then went on to Lissadell House, a large country estate now owned by two Dublin barristers. Its more austere than stately on the outside but very interesting inside. It was the home of the Gore-Booth family and one of their daughters, Constance Markievicz, became a key figure in the Easter Rising of 1916. One of the members of the family had worked, for many years, for Lord Mountbatten and last year Prince Charles came to pay his respects as this woman had been very good to him on the many occasions he had visited Mountbatten. It was the furst timee Charles had been to Sligo since Lord Mountbatten was murdered.
First shot shows some of the thousands of dry stone walls wa saw. Second is the church where Yeats is buried, third his grave and the last three of Lissadell House & coach house. We weren't allowed to take photos inside.Read more