Drumcliffe
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| Drumcliffe Droim Chliabh |
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| Irish Grid Reference G675428 |
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| Province: | Connacht | |
| County: | County Sligo | |
| Elevation: | 8 m | |
| Population (2002) - Town: - Rural: |
- 2,784 |
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Drumcliffe (Irish: Droim Chliabh) is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. The village is the final resting place of W. B. Yeats. Although Yeats died in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France in January, 1939, his remains were brought home to Ireland by the Irish Navy and re-interred at Drumcliffe in 1948 in the presence of a large number of local people and dignatories which included Mr. Seán McBride, Minister for External Affairs, who represented the Government.
St. Colmcille founded a monastery in Drumcliffe in about 575 and the village is also famous for its Irish High Cross dating to the 11th century,[citation needed] which stands in the grounds of the former abbey. Across the road is the stump of a Round Tower, which was struck by lightning in 1396.
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