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[Carterofmars]

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[Ġakbu]

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Lovely photos Vincent.

Is that the same place, or near to that large deformed sort of hill or mountain Belbulben or whatever it's called?

[Vincent Turner]

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Thanks James.

Since moving to Ireland, I have been itching to go see his Grave... what I didn't know is that he only spent a little amount of his life in Sligo. He was born in Dublin, lived in both France and England. He did however spend a fundamental part of his childhood and adult holidays there.  

I think you might be referring to the rock formation called "Ben Bulben" it is indeed a strange and unexpected site, of which my child compared to looking like an upside down boat!

Here are my attempts to capture it- this did prove rather difficult due to the low veil of mist/cloud that sort of ate away the top part of the rock.

Here Is the Thread Where We Post Pictures We Took and Stuff

Here Is the Thread Where We Post Pictures We Took and Stuff

This is a Google Image version..... gives a better view, but in my opnion, less atmospheric!

 http://www.strandhillscenes.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/Benbulben-webby.jpg


I did want to visit his holiday home which is situated close to his resting place, however it was shut, so a good reason to go back.

Interestingly the place where is is buried, is actually in the grounds of a church his Great Grandfather was rector of.

Here Is the Thread Where We Post Pictures We Took and Stuff

Here Is the Thread Where We Post Pictures We Took and Stuff

Here Is the Thread Where We Post Pictures We Took and Stuff

[Ġakbu]

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Thanks once more for the photos.

It does look like an upturned ship. Quite striking. I imagine it must be wonderful to experience such a landscape as a child when things are much more likely to leaver their mark. I've read that many Irish believe in ghosts - don't know if it's true or not, but that landscape is well-suited I would think to such apparitions.

Also, for some reason, it gives off (to me at least) a Lord of the Rings feeling, that quasi-mythical, full of landscape and sense of place, and ancient legend in every inch of space and sight. I don't know if you've ever seen it, but there's a brilliant Irish film called 'The Field', 1990's film, Richard Harris in the main role, and that sense of place comes out all too strongly.

That church looks austere--much like the weather I imagine. That sort of grimness does hold a strong attraction.

Yes, Yeats did spend a lot of time abroad, not as much as Joyce did, but still, Yeats' generation in particular, it was almost mandatory to spend some time in Paris or somewhere similar.