Quiet contemplation

Today we visited a quiet unassuming little church -  St. Columba's Parish Church in Drumcliffe in County Sligo.  It sits quietly in the shadow of Ben Bulben - the table top mountain.


Its two claims of interest are a very well preserved celtic cross that dates back to perhaps as far back as 1100.


The other?  The final resting place of W.B. Yeats.  He wanted to be buried here, where his great-grandfather was the rector of the church.  As you can see, his headstone is nothing out of the ordinary.


Hard to believe that this quiet churchyard contains two such treasures.

"Tread softly because you tread on my dreams." ~ W.B. Yeats

~ the momma