Under Ben Bulben - VI
William Butler Yeats
Under bare Ben Bulben's head
Full Poem in Copyright
Drumcliff has a round stone tower dating from the 10th century and a famous Celtic high cross from about the 9th century. The village is probably most famous now as being the last resting place of William Butler Yeats.
Yeats is buried in the churchyard of St Columba's Church. He died in Roquebrune-Cap Martin on the Riviera, but his remains were brought to Ireland in 1948.
The Bare outcrop of Ben Bulben does indeed loom over the village.
Main Location:
Drumcliff Churchyard, Drumcliffe, Sligo, Ireland
Other locations:
Poetry by WB Yeats:
The Collected Poems of W.B.Yeats