Drumcliff
Drumcliff
Droim Chliabh | |
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Village | |
St Columba's Church of Ireland in Drumcliff | |
| Coordinates: 54°20′00″N 8°30′00″W / 54.3333°N 8.5000°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Sligo |
| Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Irish Grid Reference | G675428 |
Drumcliff or Drumcliffe (Irish: Droim Chliabh, meaning 'ridge of the baskets') is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. It is 8 km (5 mi) north of Sligo town on the N15 road on a low gravel ridge between the mountain of Ben Bulben and Drumcliff Bay. It is on the Drumcliff River, originally called the "Codnach", which drains Glencar Lake. Drumcliff is the resting place of the Irish poet W. B. Yeats. Drumcliff is in a civil parish of the same name.