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maternal grandparents William and Elizabeth Pollexfen, it clears the way for its demolition. Stella Mew, chief executive of the Yeats Society, which is preparing for the 50th International Yeats Summer School this summer, said Sligo's Yeatsian heritage was being "whittled away piece by piece". "Luckily Ben Bulben and Knocknarea are sacrosanct – they cannot delist the mountains or they might be at risk too," she said.
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Benbulbin is an established walking destination. If climbed by the north face, it is a hazardous climb. That side bears the brunt of the high winds and storms that come in from the Atlantic Ocean. However, if approached by the south side, it is an easy walk, since that side slopes very gently. From
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just east of Benbulbin. 10 airmen were aboard, of whom three died, two at the scene and one from injuries sustained in the crash. Local residents undertook a rescue mission, taking the injured off the mountain where they were then transferred to Sligo County Hospital. Substantial wreckage of the
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Sligo Borough Council has confirmed there is a recommendation in the recently published draft Sligo Environs Development Plan that Markievicz House be removed from the list of protected structures. If the elected members vote to delist the building, which in the late 1800s was home to Yeats's
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As stated above, Benbulbin is a protected site, designated as a County Geological Site by Sligo County Council. However, in May 2018, 'Vote No' (8th amendment) campaigners erected a large "NO" sign, severely impacting the iconic view. Sligo County Council responded on social media with the
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species, due to the mountain's height, which allows for cooler temperature at altitude than the surrounding terrain. These plants are believed to have evolved and established themselves just after the glaciers that formed Benbulbin had receded. In 2012, research revealed that the
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She's from picturesque Drumcliffe, in the heart of Yeats country, surrounded by idyllic sea, sands and Benbulbin but, ironically, the weather has been unseasonably foul and her preparations epitomise the loneliness of the long-distance
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ocean. The land adjacent to the western edge of the ridge is privately owned farmland and not accessible to the general public. However, there is a paved path up the south face to the east near Glencar Waterfall just over the
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had been marked with these slogans as was Benbulbin in 1977. It was marked first with 'Brits Out' (180 ft wide and 25 ft high) and then later with the slogan 'H-Block'.
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One of the trails running alongside Benbulbin mountain is the Gortarowey Looped Walk, which runs both through the forest and out in the open, overlooking Benbulbin and
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These are not people climbing Ben Bulben," he stressed. "This is happening outside people's front doors when they are walking on footpaths or crossing the road.
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plane stayed on the mountain for many years following the crash and today limited amounts of aircraft fragments still remain at the site.
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Fossils exist throughout the layers of the mountains. All layers have many fossilised sea shells. The shale layer also holds some corals.
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In the 1970s and 1980s, Sinn FĂ©in had engaged in a slogan campaign around the theme 'Brits out of Ireland'. Roads and walls throughout
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After a quick leg-stretch in Mullaghmore we travel past the looming presence of Ben Bulben on our way to Yeats's grave at Drumcliff.
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Near the location of the Flying Fortress crash, there was an earlier crash also involving a military aircraft. On 21 March 1941, an
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crashed into the mountain at Glenade, County Leitrim on the east side of Truskmore. All nine airmen aboard died in the crash.
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column, including an armoured car were cornered in Sligo. The car was destroyed by another armoured car belonging to the
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of the Irish name "Binn Ghulbain". "Binn" means "peak" or "mountain"; "ghulbain" may mean beak or jaw, or may refer to
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Landscapes, Rocks and Fossils: The Geological Heritage of County Sligo: An Action of the County Sligo Heritage Plan
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She is said to be looking forward to climbing Ben Bulben again, having already done so several times as a student.
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As he ascends Ben Bulben, he acutely feels the lack of certainty about his right of access to the uplands.
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As the land where the lettering was placed is commonage, Sligo County Council has no role in this matter
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found growing on Benbulbin (found nowhere else in the country) has, indeed, been present since the last
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once narrated a radio documentary telling how her grandmother's home was used as a safehouse.
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Benbulbin hosts a variety of plants, including some found nowhere else in Ireland. Many are
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was mined at Glencarbury near Benbulbin in the Dartry range between 1894 and 1979.
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The scene at Drumcliffe was set by Yeats himself. In his last poem, published in
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A Yeats Dictionary: Persons and Places in the Poetry of William Butler Yeats
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Formation. Below this is a thinner transitional limestone formation – the
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there were two plane crashes in the Dartry mountains close to Benbulbin.
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may be seen in the area. The formation also hosts a population of
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List of Special Areas of Conservation in the Republic of Ireland
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the summit there are views over the coastal plain of north
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at this location. The mountain is said to be Diarmuid and
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Special Areas of Conservation in the Republic of Ireland
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Place names in the writings of William Butler Yeats
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Further down, the lower slopes consist of 1598: 1514: 1481: 115: 1908: 1894: 1863:An essay on the Benbulbin in Yeats' poetry 1846:Hiking the Benbulben and the old coal mine 1836:An image of Benbulbin with a small caption 1718:Christopher Somerville (7 November 2009). 1540:"The day death came from a clear blue sky" 1243:"10-fold increase in AE patients in Sligo" 1172:"RootsWeb: IRL-SLIGO-L Climbing Benbulben" 867:This was Yeats's final poem, published in 809:The mountain is also mentioned in Yeats's 35:Benbulbin's northern side on a cloudy day. 1748: 1131: 1020: 1018: 1016: 1014: 1012: 584:(Finn McCool) into fighting an enchanted 1080: 877:Churchyard, in the shadow of Benbulbin. 548: 536: 410: 320: 313:, who was associated with the mountain. 1720:"Walk of the week: The Rosses Co Sligo" 1137: 836:In Drumcliff churchyard Yeats is laid. 604:(Cooladrumman) for the right to copy a 2380: 1463:"Another link in the Ben Bulben story" 1443:Sligo: Benbulbin "The Noble Six Cross" 1417: 1390: 1009: 840:Long years ago, a church stands near, 817:riding past it to political meetings. 757:". The sign was removed the next day. 1889: 1751:"WB Yeats laid to rest in Drumcliffe" 1332:"Benbulben (Gortarowey) Looped Walk" 848:By his command these words are cut: 846:On limestone quarried near the spot 562:Benbulbin is the setting of several 2393:Mountains and hills of County Sligo 1851:Sinn FĂ©in Anti British Slogans 1977 1659:Anita Guidera (22 September 2009). 844:No marble, no conventional phrase; 801:But for Ben Bulben and Knocknarea, 741:, the site of the assassination of 737:Benbulbin overlooks the village of 573:The Pursuit of Diarmuid and Gráinne 532: 353: 13: 1566:Valerie Shanley (23 August 2009). 1241:Marese McDonagh (7 January 2010). 979:"The Geological Society Benbulben" 615: 448: 394:deposits are found near the base. 14: 2419: 1817: 1690:Anita Guidera (29 January 2009). 1492: 1356:Edel O'Connell (18 August 2012). 1106:Marese McDonagh (14 March 2009). 803:Many a poor sailor'd be cast away 760: 725: 658:and Devins is the grandfather of 647:, McNeill is the uncle of former 620:On 20 September 1922, during the 150: 16:Mountain in County Sligo, Ireland 1956: 911: 899: 887: 780: 669: 557: 529:, albeit with bright red bills. 342:Benbulbin was shaped during the 149: 142: 29: 2403:Protected areas of County Sligo 1782: 1749:Joe Joyce (18 September 1948). 1711: 1652: 1620: 1592: 1559: 1538:Kim Bielenberg (11 July 2009). 1531: 1508: 1436: 1411: 1349: 1324: 1296: 1272:Lorna Siggins (24 March 2009). 1265: 1234: 1212: 1190: 282:, in an area sometimes called " 1422:. 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Index


Elevation
Listing
Marilyn
Coordinates
54°22′N 8°28′W / 54.367°N 8.467°W / 54.367; -8.467
Irish
Benbulbin is located in Ireland
County Sligo
Parent range
Dartry Mountains
OSI/OSNI grid
G692463
Topo map
OSi
Easiest route
Hike
Irish
nunatak
rock formation
County Sligo
Dartry Mountains
Yeats
County Geological Site
anglicisations
Conall Gulban
Niall of the Nine Hostages

Mullaghmore Head
Classiebawn Castle

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