S1 Ep9: D1 YC Parkes Castle and Wild Rose waterbus
Non Yeats POI: Parkes Castle. GPS location 54.264611, -8.33396 A restored plantation castle of the early 17th century, picturesquely situated on the shores of Lough Gill, once the home of Robert Pa...
11 Aug 202226s
S1 Ep8: D1 YC Dromahair
Non Yeats P.O.I. Dromahair. GPS location 54.220799, -8.297467 Dromahair lies in the hilly north west of Leitrim amid some stunning unspoiled natural landscapes. The "Sleeping Giant" mountain formatio...
11 Aug 202221s
S1: Welcome to Yeats Country
Tour curator John Ward welcomes listeners about to embark on a range of sites that inspired a young Yeats to conjure up his Celtic Twilight. All of the well-known sites, plus a few non-Yeats treats ar...
11 Aug 202227s
S2 Ep9: D2 YC Rosses Point
Rosses Point GPS Location: 54.304105, -8.561783 Yeats loved Rosses Point and first experimented with the paranormal here, encouraged by his cousin's housekeeper who had the ˜second sight'. Today ex...
25 Maj 20221min
S2 Ep8: D2 YC Rathcormack
Rathcormack GPS Location: 54.31955, -8.48289 Rathcormack is a small village at the base of a valley. You may wish to take note of an art installation honouring Countess Markievicz by the roadside. Ri...
25 Maj 202240s
S2 Ep7: D2 YC Yeats's Grave
Location: Yeat's Grave, Drumcliffe Yeats's grave is marked in front of you with Ben Bulben visible through the cemetery trees. If the church is open, ensure you pay it a visit. If the excellent bookl...
25 Maj 20221min
S2 Ep6: D2 YC Drumcliffe
Drumcliffe GPS Location: 54.325334, -8.493741 You are now in the village of Drumcliffe, firmly put on the map when W.B. Yeats was interred here some nine years after his death in France in Janua...
25 Maj 202258s
S2 Ep5: D2 YC Lissadell House
Lissadell House GPS Location: 54.344031, -8.57777 Please note that Lissadell House has a limited opening season. Best to check the Lissadell website when planning your visit closer to the time. On...
25 Maj 20222min
