In the Yeats Tavern, Drumcliffe, we found a series of affectionately tongue-in-cheek prints about WBY, which amused us at the time. Nine bean-rows will I have there, a hive for the honey-bee, / And live alone in the bee-loud glade. / And I shall have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow ... WB YEATS The Lake Isle Of Innisfree |
Behind the Yeats Lodge B&B, a mist-capped and mystical Ben Bulben crouches in the background, while two satellite dishes and other modern paraphernalia dominate the foreground. |
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What we found when we travelled around Ireland and stopped at churches - the church yards usually had some of those lovely old glass domes with wax flowers underneath - I loved them and would really love one but you never see them here these days.
Enjoyed all of these photos, Robert, especially the one of Yeats' tombstone. I also enjoyed your interpretation of the epitaph and find myself in agreement. The message for me has always been, as you say, to remain stoical — and perhaps a little skeptical — in the face of both life and death.
That is a great picture with the satellite dishes etc. I don't know much about Yeats, but your post was a good start.
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