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Howth in County Fingal, Leinster, Ireland — Mid-East (and Dublin)
 

Balscadden House

 
 
Balscadden House Marker image. Click for full size.
September 21, 2009
1. Balscadden House Marker
Inscription.
W. B. Yeats
Poet
Lived Here • 1880-1883
“I have spread my dreams under your feet;
Tread softly because you tread on my dreams”

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music.
 
Location. 53° 23.163′ N, 6° 3.444′ W. Marker is in Howth, Leinster, in County Fingal. It is on Balscadden Road, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Boyne Valley and in Dublin Metropolitan Area. It is also in the Ancient East. Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean, in the North Atlantic Region, in Europe, on the Island of Ireland, on the Celtic Fringe, in the European Union, in Atlantic Europe, on one of the British Isles, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Lord Killanin (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); St Mary's Church / Eaglais Mhuire (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Howth Abbey, St. Marys / "Mainistir" Bhinn Ιadair (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Lost At Sea (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Howth The Village / Binn Ιadair ______ (approx. one kilometer away); The Ready Boat Pillar (approx. 1.1 kilometers away); The Southern Cross Monument (approx. 6.8 kilometers away); The Velvet Strand / An Trα Chaoin
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(approx. 6.8 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Howth.
 
Also see . . .  William Butler Yeats. (Submitted on November 23, 2009.)
 
Balscadden House and Marker image. Click for full size.
September 21, 2009
2. Balscadden House and Marker
Balscadden House image. Click for full size.
September 21, 2009
3. Balscadden House
Balscadden House Marker image. Click for full size.
September 21, 2009
4. Balscadden House Marker
Balscadden House image. Click for full size.
September 21, 2009
5. Balscadden House
White house at right.
Balscadden House image. Click for full size.
September 21, 2009
6. Balscadden House
At left center of photo.
View of Howth Harbor from Balscadden House image. Click for full size.
September 21, 2009
7. View of Howth Harbor from Balscadden House
Martello Tower on hill at left distance.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 2, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 23, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 3,121 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on November 23, 2009.
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