Cowell, John.

Sligo: Land of Yeats’ Desire.

Dublin, The O’Brien Press, 1990. 15.5 cm x 23 cm. 192 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

Includes the following chapters: Preface / Map of Country Sligo / The Beginnings / The Coming of Christianity / The Middle Ages / downs and Ups / Sligo is No More / The Fenians and the Landlords / The Twentieth Century / Ireland’s Nadir / Civil War / A Family Called Yeats / ‘A Tongue to the Sea Cliffs’ / The City of Sligo – Tour 1 / More of the City – Tour 2 / The Circuit of Lough Gil – Tour 3 / Knocknarea and the Ox Mountains – Tour R / South Sligo – Tour 5 / The Barony of Tirerill – Tour 6 / Northwards to Carbury – Tour 7 / Westwards through Tireragh – Tour 8 / Epilogue: ‘By His Command’ / Index.

″John Cowell tells and relives the history, folklore and literature of his adoptive county, and takes the reader on eight guided tours of its scenery, relics and important buildings and places. Invaluable to the first-time visitor, this book will also delight those already familiar with the county, as it is a personal account from one who remembers the years of the “troubles” and grew up on the terrifying ghost stories and mind-bending superstitions of the Sligo people of W. B. Yeats’ era.” (Amazon)

• Keywords: Irish History · Irish Interest · Irish landscape · Irish Literature · Irish Local History · Travel-Guide · Yeats
• Language: English
• ISBN: 086278185X
• Inventory Number: 72533AB

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