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The famous Irish poet William Butler Yeats is closely associated with County Sligo; he used the abbey in two short stories: "The Crucifixion of the Outcasts" and "The Curse of Fire and Shadow." Yeats is buried in the nearby Drumcliffe Church.

At the Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery, archaeologists have discovered the remains of more than 60 tombs, of which more than 30 have been excavated. The oldest tombs are about 700 years older than Newgrange and date from around 3800 BC.

Enniscrone Cliffs Bath is a building built directly on the beach on the promenade in Enniscrone, County Sligo. This white building is rather unusual, resembling a strange castle with towers and battlements. Built in 1850 by the Orme family, it actually served as a thermal bath.

A beautiful, very distinctive table mountain that dominates the landscape over a wide area.

A beautiful, distinctively shaped table mountain that has dominated the landscape since.

In addition to the High Cross, you will also find the burial site of Nobel Prize winner for literature William Butler Yeats (1865-1939), which quotes a passage from his poem “Under Benbulben”: “Cast a cold Eye on Life, on Death, Horseman pass by”.

Impressive atmosphere.

The graves at Carrowmore are numbered - a list is available at the entrance. This is Grave 51 - a former barrow that was opened at the back in 1998 and the interior was uncovered. It is now possible to go into the grave.