Thoor Ballylee
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Thoor Ballylee is a medieval Norman tower house in County Galway, Ireland, best known as the home and inspiration of poet W. B. Yeats.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic house
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medieval building ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ tower house ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Thoor Ballylee Castle
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Yeats’s Tower NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Norman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Irish Literary Revival
NERFINISHED
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Lady Gregory NERFINISHED ⓘ Maud Gonne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtInPeriod | 15th century ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstOccupiedBy | W. B. Yeats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstOccupiedInYear | 1919 GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasExhibitionOn |
life of W. B. Yeats
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works of W. B. Yeats ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
literary heritage site
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venue for cultural events ⓘ |
| hasPart |
attached cottage
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bawn ⓘ bridge ⓘ parapet walk ⓘ spiral staircase ⓘ tower ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Monument of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredWork |
The Tower (poetry collection)
NERFINISHED
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The Winding Stair (poetry collection) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Connacht
NERFINISHED
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County Galway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Coole Park
NERFINISHED
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Gort NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | River Cloon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | limestone ⓘ |
| mentionedInWork |
“Meditations in Time of Civil War”
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“The Tower” (poem) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Kilmacduagh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableResident | W. B. Yeats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openedToPublicAs | museum ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Yeats family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purchasedBy | W. B. Yeats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purchaseYear | 1917 ⓘ |
| region | west of Ireland ⓘ |
| restoredBy | W. B. Yeats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| restoredInPeriod | 1917–1919 ⓘ |
| usedAs |
cultural centre
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museum ⓘ residence ⓘ |
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