Yeats Tower
by John Quinn
Title
Yeats Tower
Artist
John Quinn
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Thoor Ballylee Castle (also known as Yeats tower) near Gort county Galway was W.B Yeats�s home from 1919-1929. It satisified his desire for a rooted place in a known countryside, not far from Coole Park and his life-long friend Lady Gregory. The castle was built in the 16th century bu the de Burgo family. After the Yeats family moved out in 1929 it fell into disuse , but was restored as �Yeats Tower� in 1965 and fitted out as a Yeats museum, containing an interesting collection of first editions as well as items of furniture
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March 15th, 2010
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