| Drumcliffe Droim Chliabh |
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| Irish grid reference G675428 |
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| Province: | Connacht | |
| County: | County Sligo | |
| Elevation: | 8 m | |
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Population (2002) |
2,784 | |
Drumcliffe (Irish: Droim Chliabh), sometimes known as Drumcliff, is a village in County Sligo, Ireland, located 8km north of Sligo town on the N15 road between Ben Bulben mountain and the sea.
The village is best known for its round tower dating from the 10th or 11th century and as the final resting place of the poet William Butler Yeats (1865–1939), who is buried in the graveyard of St. Columba's Church of Ireland church. Although Yeats died in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France in January 1939, his remains were brought home to Ireland by the Irish Naval Service and re-interred at Drumcliffe in 1948 in the presence of a large number of local people and dignitaries which included the Minister for External Affairs, Seán MacBride, who represented the Government.[1]
St. Colmcille founded a monastery in Drumcliffe in about 575[citation needed] and the village is also famous for its Irish High Cross dating to the 9th 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."Celtic High Cross at Drumcliff". http://www.a-wee-bit-of-ireland.com/eire_2007/drumcliff_cross_2.html.
In March 2009, Mac Aviation, a company having its address at Cloonmull House, Drumcliffe was charged by the US Justice Department with illegally exporting aircraft parts and engines to Iran. Among the alleged recipients of these parts was an Iranian military firm that US authorities say is involved in Tehran's disputed nuclear and ballistic missile programme.[2]
References
- ^ Foster, Roy (2003). W. B. Yeats: A Life, Vol. II: The Arch-Poet 1915–1939. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-818465-4..
- ^ http://www.independent.ie/business/world/irish-business-trio-accused-by-us--of-illegal-trade-with-iran-1684883.html
See also
External links
- Drumcliffe group of parishes (Church of Ireland)
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