Tag: thoor ballylee

  • The Celtic Revival in Ireland . .

    The Celtic Revival in Ireland . .

    a period in Irish history that’s loosely termed the Celtic Revival or Gaelic Revival. It spanned the years 1880 to 1930 approximately. During this period, the Irish people searched for a past culture and tradition which they believed, would show the way ahead to the new expected state.

  • Yeats Tower – Thoor Ballylee, Galway

    Yeats Tower – Thoor Ballylee, Galway

    The Hiberno-Norman tower, Thoor Ballylee, is located quite close to Coole Park in County Galway. The tower is a fine and well-preserved fourteenth-century tower. Its major significance is its close association with Irish Nobel laureate for Literature, the poet WB Yeats. It was here the poet spent summers with his family. He was inspired to…