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Thoor Ballylee to get much needed clean up

Thoor Ballylee to get much needed clean up

Galway Advertiser, February 14, 2013

By Kernan Andrews

Maintenance work around the famous ‘ Yeat’s Tower’ of Thoor Ballylee, in south County Galway is due to begin, following a lengthy period of consultation.

Following severe flooding in 2009 and 2010 the tower and its grounds were left severely damaged. After nearly two years of consultation with Failte Ireland, the Lady Gregory & Yeats Trail Group obtained permission to engage Tus –  Galway Rural Development, to start maintenance work.

The Lady Gregory and Yeats trail group welcome this partnership to improve the site coming into the tourist season. Thoor Ballylee is one of eight sites included in the Lady Gregory and Yeats Trail.

The trail seeks to promote south Galway by linking sites between Loughrea and Gort which have associations with Lady Gregory and W.B.Yeats. The group’s website can be viewed at www.ladygregoryyeatstrail.com

Thoor Ballylee to get much needed clean up

A Celebration of Spring at Woodville Walled Garden

Woodville Walled Garden is now opened for the month of February from Thursday to Sunday, 11am to 4pm to view the first early spring bulbs. A special tour of the Walled Garden will be given by the head gardener at 2pm each day. For further details please contact 087/9069191.