The village of Drumcliffe (Droim Chliabh, "Back of the Baskets") lies in the deep bay of the same name in northwest Ireland, just to the north of Sligo. St Columba founded a monastery here in 574, the last Abbot of which died in 1503.
The grandfather of W. B. Yeats was for many years the parish priest here, and the great Irish poet is buried in the churchyard. His gravestone bears the inscription which he himself composed:
On the path leading to the Drumcliffe church is a high cross (National Monument) of about 1000. On the east side are Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Daniel in the Lions' Den and Christ in Glory, on the west side the Presentation in the Temple, two figures and the Crucifixion; the cross is also decorated with fabulous beasts and interlace ornament.
Various exhibits at Teach Bán Contempory Artists Gallery include painting, drawing, printmaking and sculpture. The gallery building is a modern extension to an old stone cottage.
Address: Teach Bán Contempory Artists Gallery, Next to Drumcliffe church, Drumcliffe , Ireland
5mi/8km north of Grange, near the village of Cliffoney, is the Creevykeel Court Cairn (National Monument), one of the finest in Ireland. A wedge-shaped stone wall encloses an open court, beyond which are a double-chambered gallery, two other chambers and remains of still another. The site is thought to be about 4,500 years old.
From Cliffoney a minor road leads on to the Mullaghmore Peninsula, with a sheltered sandy beach, a boating harbor and good sea fishing. The hotel arranges trips to the island of Inishmurray.
Southwest of Lissadell a small peninsula reaches out into Drumcliffe Bay. On it, at the fishing village of Raghly, are the Pigeon Holes - two holes in the rock into which the sea is driven with enormous force through underground channels.
Also in this area are the picturesque ruins of Ardtermon Castle (17th C).
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Lissadell House, Drumcliffe
