Sligo: Land of Yeatsʼ desire

John Cowell tells and relives the history, folklore and literature of his adoptive county, and takes the reader on eight guided tours of its scenery, relics and important buildings and places. Invaluable to the first-time visitor, this book will also delight those already familiar with the county, as it is a personal account from one who remembers the years of the "troubles" and grew up on the terrifying ghost stories and mind-bending superstitions of the Sligo people of W. B. Yeats' era.