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On Saturday 30th July, Tullylish Historical Society organised a Trip to Drumcliffe as part on their ongoing 'Yeats' project.
53 enthusiasts set off early in the morning for a day filled with information and craic, led by Éamon Phoenix.
First stop en route was Glencar Waterfall, just west of Manorhamilton in County Leitrim
Charlie and Briege McDermott
Catheine McCooe with Helen McGrath and Sheila Monaghan
The singing 'Paul' from Belfast
Charlie with Marie Campbell and Bernie Magee
The two Catherines!
James English with Charlie McDermott
James English with Helen and Sheila
Terry and Angela McGarry
Mary Nicholl and friends
Nice to see Winnie McAvoy was still with us at this stage!
Angela and Mairead Magee
Isabel Quillieti, Anne McEvoy and Robert McVeigh
Maura McTeague from the Sligo Yeats Society met us at the church and very kindly gave us a short talk inside the church.
Cameras were out in force at the grave of W. B. Yeats.
I think Rose Campbell had enough at this stage!
A beautiful sculpture outside the church reminding us of Yeats' famous poem, 'He wishes for the cloths of heaven'.
The Lissadell Estate is the home of husband and wife Edward Walsh, Constance Cassidy and their seven children.
After 70 years of neglect an intensive programme of restoration – without any public funding – has taken place in the House, Gardens, Stable Block and grounds since 2004 and Lissadell is once again a place of beauty.
No grants of any kind were made in respect of any part of the restoration, either for the house, the gardens or any part of the grounds. Every penny spent was earned by the family .
Constance Cassidy wlecomed us to Lissadell.
The tour guide brought around the gardens before bringing us into the house.
Not a bad front garden!!
We then spent a couple of hours in the house and this photo was taken before the 'No Photographs' sign was pointed out by Helen McGrath! The house is enormous and while fairly straight forward in its layout, two enthusiasts did manage to get lost. Thankfully, the two ladies were finally located and Winnie McAvoy will never live it down!
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