Droim Chliabh

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Droim Chliabh is the Irish-language name for Drumcliff, a village in County Sligo, Ireland, known for its scenic setting near Benbulben and its association with poet W.B. Yeats.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
village
associatedWith St. Colmcille
W. B. Yeats
linked to: W.B. Yeats
country Ireland
distanceFromSligoTown approximately 8 km north
hasCemetery Drumcliff churchyard
hasCulturalAssociation Irish literary heritage
Yeats Country
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
tourism
hasEnglishName Drumcliff
hasHeritageStatus site of early Christian monastic remains
hasHistoricalFeature high cross at Drumcliff
round tower remains
hasHistoricalSite remains of an early Christian monastery
hasLanguage Irish
hasNameMeaning "ridge of the baskets"
hasNearbyWaterBody Drumcliff Bay
Drumcliff River
hasNotableFeature coastal scenery
rural landscape
scenic views of Benbulben
hasNotableInscription "Cast a cold Eye / On Life, on Death. / Horseman, pass by!" on Yeats’s gravestone
hasNotableSite Drumcliff Church of Ireland church
churchyard where W. B. Yeats is buried
grave of W. B. Yeats
hasReligiousSite Church of Ireland parish church
hasTransport served by regional bus routes
hasViewOf Atlantic coast
locatedIn County Sligo
Province of Connacht
north County Sligo
northwest Ireland
locatedNear Dartry Mountains
Glencar area
locatedOn N15 road
coast of Drumcliff Bay
near Benbulben
Sligo town
linked to: Sligo
partOf parish of Drumcliff
regionType Gaeltacht-adjacent area (non-Gaeltacht but Irish name in use)
tourismType cultural tourism
literary tourism
scenic tourism

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Drumcliff, County Sligo IrishName Droim Chliabh