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Matto
September 23, 2025
Hiking
The famous Irish poet William Butler Yeats is closely associated with County Sligo; he used the abbey in two short stories: "The Crucifixion of the Outcasts" and "The Curse of Fire and Shadow." Yeats is buried in the nearby Drumcliffe Church.
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Willem VS
May 27, 2026
Cycling
This Dominican priory, the city's oldest monument, built in the 13th century by Maurice Fitzgerald, has a choir and the remains of a stone rood screen with three arches from that period. Heavily damaged by fire, the abbey received additions in the 15th century, such as the cloister, the nave, the tower, and especially the most beautiful element of the building: the sarcophagus altar, carved with nine panels, unique in its kind in Ireland.
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David Howells
August 12, 2023
Hiking
Known locally as "The Abbey," this beautiful Dominican Friary was founded in the mid-13th century and served as both a religious centre and community gathering space.
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