The 6 Best Things to do in Drumcliff, Western Ireland

May 14, 2022 Vivienne Hutton

Discover the best top things to do in Drumcliff, Ireland including Drumcliffe Church, Teach Ban Gallery and Arts Centre, Drumcliffe Visitor's Centre, The High Cross, Yeats's Grave, Cloghcor Tomb.

1. Drumcliffe Church

Drumcliffe Lodge Drumcliff South N15 Drumcliff South, Drumcliff Ireland +353 71 914 3815 [email protected] http://www.drumcliffechurch.ie
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Drumcliffe Church

Reviewed By DERtravels - Upland, United States

This was a morning stop on our way down the road. This location is the final resting place of poet. W.B. Yeats. It was a chilly morning but we had plenty enough time to stroll through the graveyard and the church. The little cafes served very nice coffee and pastries and offered more information on Yeats and his wife.

Next to WB Yeats grave, Drumcliff Ireland +353 89 450 6085 [email protected] http://www.teachban-artgallery.com
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Teach Ban Gallery and Arts Centre

Teach Bán features a selection of arts and crafts created in and around Sligo

3. Drumcliffe Visitor's Centre

Drumcliff Ireland 353-71-44956
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4.5 based on 33 reviews

Drumcliffe Visitor's Centre

4. The High Cross

Drumcliff Ireland 353-71-44956
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4.5 based on 35 reviews

The High Cross

5. Yeats's Grave

Drumcliffe Churchyard, Drumcliff Ireland +353 71 914 3815 [email protected] http://www.drumcliffechurch.ie
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Yeats's Grave

Reviewed By 442joeo

In his fine poem "Under Ben Bulben" Yeats famously requested his burial place and epitaph, leading to the exhumation of his remains from a grave in France, where he had died in 1939, and their return to this spot in 1949. The final stanza, which concludes with the actual epitaph, reads: 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! The 6th century Catholic monastery was razed by a local Irish Chieftan in the 12th century, and the 19th c. neo-gothic St. Columba's Church of Ireland built upon it is of only slight interest, but the 10th-11th c. Celtic Cross and Tower that remain are worth seeing, as is the river walk, tea shop, and art gallery. Interestingly, the graves contain both Church of Ireland and Catholic dead and are mostly in separate sections of the grounds. However, a woman connected with the Church's tea shop told me that her Protestant family, much liked by the Catholic population, is buried in the Catholic sections, and that relations between both faiths are very amiable these days.

6. Cloghcor Tomb

Carney, Drumcliff Ireland 353-71-61202

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