The graveyard at Drumcliff is the final resting place of W.B. Yeats, buried here in 1948 after his remains had been bought back from France where he had died in 1939.
Drumcliff churchyard is often associated with St. Columcille. It is thought that he or some of his followers founded a monastery here. The Battle of the Books is said to have taken place nearby which resulted in Columcille being exiled to the Scottish island of Iona.
The remains of Sligo’s only round tower is located across the road from the church and a decorated Celtic high cross still stands in the graveyard near the entrance to the church.