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Into the Seven Woods of William Butler Yeats

Into the Seven Woods of William Butler Yeats

Afternoon sun streams through the Seven Woods of County Galway’s Coole Park, immortalized in the prose of Nobel Laureate William Butler Yeats, one of Ireland’s literary icons of the 20th Century. The Seven Woods...

Red Gate at Coole Park Estate

Red Gate at Coole Estate, County Galway, Ireland

A red gate accessorizes a carefully hewn stone wall at the Coole Park Estate of Lady Gregory, the Irish dramatist and folklorist who opened her home and spectacular parklands in County Galway, Ireland, to...

Enchanted Forest at County Galway's Portumna Park

Enchanted Forest at County Galway’s Portumna Park

A fern-lined hiking trail winds through the enchanted forest of Scots Pine  and woodland greenery in County Galway’s Portumna Forest Park at the north end of Lough Derg, the third largest lake. on the...

Roadside Park along County Galway's Abbey River.

Roadside Park along County Galway’s Abbey River

The rambling waters of the Abbey River flow through this roadside park, brightly decorated with flowers in the village of Abbey, County Galway, Ireland. The park features two arched stone foot bridges and a...

Portumna Forest Park Paradise in County Galway

Portumna Forest Park Paradise in County Galway

Wildflowers bloom in Portumna Forest Park, County Galway, Ireland, with a stand of Scots Pine and other woodland flora as the backdrop. Located on the northern shores of Lough Derg, the 450-hectare park once...

Path into Irish Literary History

Coole Park Pathway into Irish Literary History

This 19th Century stairway in Coole Park, near Gort in County Galway, Ireland, leads to a woodland path walked by some of the most influential figures in Irish Literary History. W.B. Yeats and George...

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