I took some photos of his grave and church and the table Rock formation called Benbulbin. It was like the scenery out of a Tolkein or CS Lewis fantasy book or film.
The weather is still incredibly hot and it's more like July or August haymaking weather.
That is a very atmospheric rock formation. Just like Uluru (Ayers Rock) in Australia, it stands proud in the middle of the landscape.
ReplyDeleteWe are having a long, dry warm spell here too. No rain for a couple of weeks now. I bet they introduce a hosepipe ban - that'll make it pour down!
Yes the ice age made some incredible rock formations JayCee. Ifii
ReplyDeleteIf it rained at night it would be perfect for the gardens and fields.
ReplyDeleteIt is a very humble, unpretentious grave isn't it Dave? I must have driven through Drumcliffe in the summer of 1987 but I didn't know that Yeats was buried there.
ReplyDeleteIt is an humble grave YP. Situated next to a tarmac path. Fame and fortune mean nothing when you're dead. At least his poems I've on.
ReplyDeleteLive on. I'm typing with one arm on my reading glasses.
ReplyDeleteOne of my all time favourite poems is "The Lake Isle of Innisfree" which is both a real island in Lough Gill near Sligo and a place in our imaginations.
ReplyDeleteOne of mine to. It sounds idyllic.
ReplyDeleteLove Sligo! Next time, at least take the road that goes up to almost the top of Benbulben, the view is amazing. You can drive there.
ReplyDeleteWe drove along the side of Benbulbin Sabine. Incredible stone rock formation.
DeleteI like the church. Simple but full of colour. I can imagine standing inside it and savouring the peace
ReplyDeleteThey had notices asking for a 5 Euros denotation for the churches upkeep if you visited the building Linda.
ReplyDeleteBenbulbin looks like something that should have a massive castle perched on top! I've never seen anything quite like it before. I really enjoyed touring churches. They are so old! It is hard to walk along and not think of the feet that have walked before yours!
ReplyDeleteIncredible rock formation Debby. I also love visiting old buildings, walled gardens, churches and other Gothic like structures. It's great to walk where former generations trod and worshipped.
ReplyDeleteIs that Ice Age or a volcano?
ReplyDeleteIce Apparently Tom. They liked making giant tables in those days. Sligo is a beautiful county.
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