A larger than life-sized statue of the poet William Butler Yeats has been unveiled in Sligo. Despite the region being at the heart of Yeats Country it is the first statue to be erected to the poet in the town.
Report shows the crowed at the unveiling ceremony in Sligo town.
Former senator Michael Yeats, the poet's son, unveiling the statue.
Drumcliffe Church in Sligo, where W. B. Yeats is buried.
The Yeats statue by sculptor, Rowan Gillespie.
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