Drumcliff monastery, County Sligo
| Drumcliff Monastery | |
|---|---|
| Native name Mainistir Dhroim Chliabh (Irish)  | |
| Nearest city | Sligo | 
| Coordinates | 54°19′34″N 8°29′38″W / 54.326°N 8.494°W | 
| Founded | 575 AD | 
| Founder | Saint Colmcille | 
| Built | 6th century AD | 
| Original use | Monastery | 
| Demolished | 17th Century | 
| Current use | Religious site and graveyard | 
| Architectural style(s) | Irish Early Christian | 
| Visitors | (in 180,000) | 
Drumcliff Monastery (Irish: Mainistir Dhroim Chliabh) was located in Cairbre Drom Cliabh, now County Sligo, five miles north of the modern town of Sligo. The site consists of the remains of a round tower and several high crosses, including one outstanding example. It is currently also the site of a Church of Ireland parish church and a graveyard. It is the burial place of the poet William Butler Yeats. Founded in the 6th century by Saint Colmcille, he is said to have declared in a later literary fragment:
Beloved to my heart also in the West— Drumcliffe at Culcinne's strand.