• placement: superzone
  • path: destinations/pois/hero
  • containerId: gpt-ad-406175053847
  • possible size: [970, 250], [970, 90], [728, 90], [320, 50], [1, 1],
  • targeting: 
    {
  "url": "points-of-interest/thoor-ballylee/1176597",
  "destination": "County-Galway",
  "title": "county-galway",
  "type": "Region",
  "region": "County-Galway",
  "continent": "Europe",
  "country": "Ireland",
  "refresh": 30,
  "refresh_limit": 3
}
Top Choice

Thoor Ballylee

In an idyllic setting by a stream, this 16th-century Norman tower was the summer home of WB Yeats from 1921 to 1929 and was the inspiration for one of his best-known works, The Tower. It adjoins a whitewashed cottage with forest-green trim, which contains an exhibition on Yeats' life and work. From Gort, it's 7.2km northeast off the N66.

  • placement: superzone
  • path: destinations/pois/middle
  • containerId: gpt-ad-461166808537
  • possible size: [970, 250], [970, 90], [728, 90], [320, 50], [1, 1],
  • targeting: 
    {
  "url": "points-of-interest/thoor-ballylee/1176597",
  "destination": "County-Galway",
  "title": "county-galway",
  "type": "Region",
  "region": "County-Galway",
  "continent": "Europe",
  "country": "Ireland",
  "refresh": 30,
  "refresh_limit": 3
}

Must-see attractions

Explore all
  • placement: superzone
  • path: destinations/pois/superzone
  • containerId: gpt-ad-508967715316
  • possible size: [970, 250], [970, 90], [728, 90], [320, 50], [1, 1],
  • targeting: 
    {
  "url": "points-of-interest/thoor-ballylee/1176597",
  "destination": "County-Galway",
  "title": "county-galway",
  "type": "Region",
  "region": "County-Galway",
  "continent": "Europe",
  "country": "Ireland",
  "refresh": 30,
  "refresh_limit": 3
}