{{ie citytown infobox |
town_name = Drumcliffe|
Irish_name = Droim Chliabh |
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motto_latin = '' |
motto_english = '' |
pin_coords = left: 80px; top: 30px |
north_coord = 54.3333 | west_coord = 8.5000 |
town_elevation = 8 m|
county_name = Sligo |
town_pop = - (2002)|
rural_pop = 2784 (2002)|
irish_grid = G675428|
}}'''Drumcliffe''' (''Droim Chliabh'' in Irish) 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, 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.
Image:drumcliffe_cross.jpg
Image:drumcliffe_grave.jpg
Image:drumcliffe_tower.jpg
==See also==
* List_of_towns_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland
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Ga:Droim_Chliabh
Category:_Towns_and_villages_in_Sligo