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William Butler Yeats died in the Hotel Idéal Beauséjoue in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin in France on the January 28, 1939 aged 73. His wife Georgie and himself had often discussed his death, and he told her, “If I die, bury me up there at Roquebrune and in a year’s time when the newspapers have forgotten me, dig me up and plant me in Sligo.” His funeral was a discreet and private affair. His body was later exhumed and removed to the ossuary. Because of the outbreak of the war, it was not possible to bring his coffin back to Ireland for several years.

A new free hop-on hop-off shuttle bus service connecting some of south Galway’s most important literary, cultural and natural heritage sites has begun operating this week. The service was launched at Coole Park on Tuesday by Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Sean Canney.

A new free hop-on hop-off shuttle bus service connecting some of south Galway’s most important literary, cultural and natural heritage sites has begun operating this week. The service was launched at Coole Park today (Tuesday) by Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Sean Canney. 

Offering a visitor experience like no other, Thoor Ballylee is regarded as a 14th-century towerhouse that was once the home of one of the greatest literary figures in Irish history, W.B. Yeats.

The 31st Lady Gregory – Yeats Autumn Gathering has announced the inaugural ‘Lady Gregory Awards’ for the University of Galway.

Aya Bundurakis, the visiting artist-in-residence at Thoor Ballylee, will host a nature-based creativity workshop “Slippery Bodies: Eels & Salmon as Guides” on Saturday, August 2. The workshop is free, for ages 6-12, and will be held from 10.30am-1pm at Thoor Ballylee.

Aya Bundurakis, the visiting artist-in-residence at Thoor Ballylee, will host a nature-based creativity workshop “Slippery Bodies: Eels & Salmon as Guides” on Saturday, August 2. The workshop is free, for ages 6-12, and will be held from 10.30am-1pm at Thoor Ballylee.

A magical weekend awaits this autumn in South Galway, as the Lady Gregory–Yeats Autumn Gathering returns with a vibrant and thought-provoking programme that celebrates the literary, cultural, and theatrical legacy of Lady Augusta Gregory and W.B. Yeats.

Two artists have been selected for the 2024 Thoor Ballylee artists in residence programme.

Offering a visitor experience like no other, Thoor Ballylee is a 14th century Hiberno-Norman tower that once was the home of one of the greatest literary figures in Irish history, W.B. Yeats.