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Drumcliff
Droim Chliabh | |
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Village | |
 St Columba's Church of Ireland in Drumcliff | |
  Drumcliff Location in Ireland | |
| 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[1] 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.[2] Drumcliff is the resting place of the Irish poet W. B. Yeats. Drumcliff is in a civil parish of the same name.[1]
- ^ a b "Droim Chliabh/Drumcliff". Placenames Database of Ireland. logainm.ie. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "DOI: Onomasticon Goedelicum (C)". publish.ucc.ie. Retrieved 7 February 2016.