Thoor Ballylee Castle is a fortified, 15th-century Anglo-Norman tower house built by the septs de Burgo, or Burke, near the town of Gort in County Galway, Ireland. It is also known as Yeats' Tower because it was once owned and inhabited by the poet William Butler Yeats.
Thoor Ballylee
Inscription on tower composed by WB Yeats.
Gort is a town of around 2,800 inhabitants in County Galway in the west of Ireland. Located near the border with County Clare, the town lies between the Burren and the Slieve Aughty and is served by the R458 and R460 regional roads, which connect to the M18 motorway.
Bridge Street, Gort in 2007.
Kilmacduagh monastic site, reputedly founded in the 7th century, is approximately 5 km from Gort
Bridge St., Gort c. 1900
Stable yard and visitor centre of Coole Park