Discover Drumcliffe

Drumcliffe Church and Churchyard is the most visited
Tourist Destination in County Sligo, Ireland. Over 180,000
people come here every year, many to see the grave of
Nobel Prize winning Poet, William Butler Yeats. However,
what most don’t know is that Drumcliffe was long
established prior to W.B. Yeats falling in love with the place;
Drumcliffe was a strategic location on a routeway from
Connaught into Ulster, a place where many battles took
place in the past.

Drumcliffe became a major centre in Early Christian times,
as evidenced by the large Monastery established in 574AD
by St. Columba. Elements of the Monastery including the
Round Tower and High Cross are still visible today. The
spirit of Christian community has continued unbroken since
the monastic times.

Discover Drumcliffe is a brand new Mobile Application which
hosts a 30 minute Audio Guide tour of Drumcliffe Church
and the Churchyard. Hear the amazing stories of Discovery
and Loss as you journey through time. The local
parishioners will take you back to the founding of the
Monastery right up to the present day living, working
Church. Hear why W.B. Yeats may have chosen to be
buried at Drumcliffe and todays burial traditions. Malcolm,
Tourist Chaplain of the Church will bid you farewell with a
Prayer of Blessing.

The Audio is currently available in five languages: English,
French, German, Italian and Spanish. We hope you enjoy
the tour.

This Mobile Application has been part-funded by the Rural
Development Leader Programme.