Description: Vintage Continental-sized (approx. 4x6") chrome postcard showing the steepleand graveyard at Drumcliffe Church, where Sligo poet William Butler Yeatsis buried.Photo by John Hinde, FRPS. Front caption reads,"Drumcliffe Church, Burial Place of Yeats, Co. Sligo, Ireland." Back caption reads,"DRUMCLIFFE CHURCH, CO. SLIGO: On the Sligo-Bundoran road achurch tower in a grove of trees, below the cliff-rimmed Ben Bulben mountain,is the Mecca of all those who love on of Ireland's greatest poets, W. B. Yeats.In the little churchyard at Drumcliffe is the grave of Yeats, who died in Francein 1939. A simple slab of limestone marks the grave, and on it the words:'Cast a cold Eye on Life, on Death, Horseman pass by'." Card No. 2/142 published by John Hinde, Cabinteely. Divided back; posted in August 1991 to Maine USA with a friendly note. Good condition with use. See photos. Ships securely in a protective plastic holder. Free postage to US addresses, and to Ireland. (Request an invoice or receive postage refund after purchase.)We cheerfully combine postage for least cost to other destinations. Sorry -- no tracking available on flat items under $20, which ship at letter rate. Thanks so much for looking! See more vintage cards from Ireland at our eBay store, Montana Gael.
Price: 7.5 USD
Location: West Yellowstone, Montana
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 60 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Artist: John Hinde FRPS
Number of Items in Set: 1
Unit of Sale: Single Unit
City/Region: Drumcliffe Rosses Sligo
Occasion: I Miss You
Size: Continental (6 x 4 in)
Year Manufactured: 1965
Features: Chrome
Postage Condition: Unposted
Character: Leitrim, William Butler Yeats, Irish, Diarmuid
Featured Person: William Butler Yeats, W. B. Yeats, John Hinde
Signed: No
Material: Paper
City: Sligo
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Franchise: John Hinde
Brand/Publisher: John Hinde Ltd
Subject: Drumcliffe Church
Continent: Europe
Type: Printed (Lithograph)
Era: Chrome (c. 1939-present)
Theme: Architecture, Community Life, Domestic & Family Life, Fairy Tales, Famous Places, Landscapes, Seasons, Social History, Legends, Literature, Authors
Region: Sligo
Country: Ireland
Time Period Manufactured: 1960-1969
Country/Region of Manufacture: Ireland
