Welcome to Yeats Society Sligo

Celebrating the life and work of WB Yeats and his talented family.

62nd Yeats International Summer School
Yeats International Summer School will be delivered online, offering lectures and seminars on a weekly basis between June and August.

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Four Masterclasses in May
Yeats Unwrapped – Learn: Four masterclasses in writing, poetry, drama and memoir. Limited places. Cost: €30 per class. Supported by Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.

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Denis Donoghue 1928-2021
Obituary By Matthew Campbell, University of York

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Poem of the Week
Poem of the week chosen by Charika Swanepoel as featured on social media.

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The Yeats Building in Sligo, Ireland, is a hub for literary culture and the arts and in 2019 the Yeats International Summer celebrated its 60th year. Hyde Bridge Gallery supports young and emerging artists providing free access to contemporary visual arts to our visitors.

We are reopening on Wednesday June 9th in line with the Government’s plan COVID-19 Resilience and Recovery 2021 and the Work Safely Protocol.