European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 24, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Above Yeats grave in the churchyard in Dru Cliffis a popular tourist site. Left downtown Sligo has historic storefronts and Friendly pubs. Above left the Serene. A a. A a a a a Countryside around Sligo. Much death that carpenters took Over the old courthouse to manufacture coffins. Yeats watch Tower where the Young William Butler Yeats spent Many boyhood hours looking out Over the City and the Harbor can be visited from 9 . To 6 . A furniture factory occupies the space. The building was owned by the poet s Grandfather who liked to watch the merchant ships from the Turret. / the local tourist office on Temple Street has a Good selection of maps brochures and guides and can provide information on historic walking Tours. It also offers guided bus Tours of Yeats country. Outside of Sligo Are several Good Beach areas and other historical Sites. Lissabell House in Dru Cliff is the family Home of one of the great Irish women rebels countess Constance Markievicz of the Core Booth family. She married a polish count and took part in the 1916 easter monday uprising against the British. She was jailed but later became the first female member of Dail , the Irish parliament. Her handsome yet decaying mansion is open for daily Tours a donation 2 pounds $3.60 and the guides Are open to questions about Yeats and the countess. After the tour there Are locally made pastries hand knit woolens and hot Coffee and Tea for Sale in the huge basement. Losses Point and strand Hill Are two Beach areas near Sligo. As a boy Yeats simmered at losses Point in Elsinore Lodge the House of his cousins the Middleton. Strand Hill is a tiny Beach resort with sometimes rough Atlantic surf. Take a drink on the Patio of one of the local pubs and watch the Sunset. Coney Island yes that s where the name came trom for new York s Island according to locals is Home to thousands of rabbits. Coney in gaelic Means Rabbit. Boats make the 5-minute trip to the Island from the pier at losses Point daily in the summer. A Creevy kill Tomb is a 3,000-year-old court Tomb excavated in 1935 by a Harvard archaeologist. It is. Surrounded by a courtyard and contains several Chambers. It is North of Sligo near Clif Foney. Lough Gill is a Lake made famous by Yeats in his poem the Lake Hie of Inni free. I i will arise now and go now and go to Inni free and a Small Cabin build there of Clay and Wattles made Effie. Bean rows wifi i have there a hive for the Honeybee and live alone in the Bee loud  Inni free is one area of the Woods surrounding the Lake which is Worth a visit. During the summer a water bus the Queen Maeve Tours daily from Riverside. The Tours Are arranged by contacting . Sweeney Lark Hill House Sligo tourists can walk through the area associated with Queen Maeve of Connacht nearby Knock area Mountain. According to the celtic legend Maeve was the powerful Queen who sent her warriors into the province of Ulster to the North to capture a prize Bull in what is known As the cattle raid of Cooley. She is mentioned As Queen Mab in Shakespeare a Romeo and Juliet and her image graces the 1 Pound Irish note. 1 his is disappearing As the Irish Are switching to a 1 Pound Coin so Maese is looking. Shabby on the lingered currency i Ter grave is supposed to be in a Rock Cairn atop the Mountain. On the same slope is Carrowdore one of the largest megalithic graveyards in Europe. There Are More than 40 tombs Here some dating from Chelate Stone age 4500 to 2300  v in some gossip one excavation uncovered the cremated remains of 18 Young women Ages 18 to 22. Beside each Lay the Skull of an older Man. An arrangement of unopened Oyster shells led some to speculate on the nature of the ritual burial. The Mountain is on the Way to strand Hill. A Glen car is also a Lovely automobile trip. The Valley is about eight Miles from Sligo. There Are mountains on All sides and spectacular waterfalls around the Lake. There is a path to the Mountain near the largest Waterfall a Good hiking spot. Tor an offbeat tour take a country drive out to Eden farm the business and Home of Dolores and Ross Keegan. They Supply local restaurants and stores with organically grown produce and herbs and do a modest mail order business. They la sell you some fresh produce give you a Catalon and Chat with you As they work. The Jarm is in the Small town of Rossinger near Loch Melvin about 25 Miles from Sligo. Their goods Are sold in Sligo at Tir a nog a health food store. A while not As Large or sophisticated a City As Galway or Dublin Sligo does have its Charm. The Street scene is Lively and there Are historic storefronts Ideal for tourist pictures. The pubs Are Friendly and some Are quite old and there is even a movie theater. There Are ample tourist digs in town from inexpensive bed and breakfasts to prior Ier hotels