22 moments

1. Birth in Sandymount

   1865-06-13 · Sandymount, County Dublin, Ireland

   

   Yeats was born in Sandymount, then in County Dublin. This is the starting point of the poet's documented life. Coordinates represent Sandymount.

2. Godolphin School entry

   1877-01-26 · Godolphin School, Hammersmith, London, England

   

   As a child living in England, Yeats entered Godolphin School, beginning four years of schooling there. Coordinates represent the historic Hammersmith school site.

3. Family home at Woodstock Road

   1879-01-01 · 8 Woodstock Road, Bedford Park, London, England

   

   The Yeats family moved to Bedford Park and took a two-year lease at 8 Woodstock Road. House-coordinate approximation.

4. Cottage home in Howth

   1880-01-01 · Balscadden House, Howth, County Dublin, Ireland

   

   After the family's return to Dublin, Howth became Yeats's cottage home through 1883. Date marks the beginning of the stated residence.

5. Return to Erasmus Smith High School

   1881-10-01 · Erasmus Smith High School, Harcourt Street, Dublin, Ireland

   

   Yeats resumed his education at Erasmus Smith High School in Dublin after the family's return from England. Coordinates represent the former Harcourt Street school area.

6. Study at the Metropolitan School of Art

   1884-01-01 · Metropolitan School of Art, Thomas Street, Dublin, Ireland

   

   Yeats attended the Metropolitan School of Art in Thomas Street during his formative years as a writer and artist. Date marks the beginning of the documented attendance period.

7. Residence at Blenheim Road

   1888-03-01 · 3 Blenheim Road, Bedford Park, London, England

   

   The Yeats family relocated to Bedford Park's Blenheim Road, where they remained until 1902. House-coordinate approximation.

8. Move to Woburn Walk

   1895-01-01 · 5 Woburn Walk, Bloomsbury, London, England

   

   Yeats established a long London residence at 5 Woburn Walk, remaining there until 1919.

9. Lectures at Notre Dame

   1904-01-01 · University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, United States

   

   During his American tour, Yeats spent three days at the University of Notre Dame and addressed students on Irish literature and the Irish stage. Coordinates represent the university's main campus.

10. Meeting with Maud Gonne in Paris

    1908-01-01 · Paris, France

    

    Yeats and Maud Gonne met in Paris, a consequential episode in their long personal relationship. Coordinates represent central Paris; the specific site is not identified.

11. Meeting Ezra Pound in London

    1909-01-01 · London, England

    

    Yeats met Ezra Pound in London; their later collaboration substantially affected Yeats's work and theatrical interests. Coordinates represent central London; the meeting venue is not specified.

12. Winters at Stone Cottage

    1913-01-01 · Stone Cottage, Ashdown Forest, East Sussex, England

    

    Yeats and Ezra Pound wintered at Stone Cottage in Ashdown Forest, with Pound acting nominally as Yeats's secretary. Date marks the beginning of the documented wintering period; coordinates represent Ashdown Forest because the cottage site is not precisely established here.

13. Stay at Coole Park

    1916-01-01 · Coole Park, near Gort, County Galway, Ireland

    

    Yeats frequently visited and stayed at Lady Gregory's Coole Park; he wrote The Wild Swans at Coole there between 1916 and 1917. Date is the opening year of the stated 1916–1917 composition period.

14. Family residence at Thoor Ballylee

    1921-01-01 · Thoor Ballylee, County Galway, Ireland

    

    Yeats and his family lived at the restored tower house, which became both a country home and a major imaginative symbol in his work. Date marks the beginning of the documented residence period.

15. Beginning Senate service in Dublin

    1922-12-12 · Dublin, Ireland

    

    Yeats was present in Dublin at the start of his service as a member of Seanad Éireann, following his appointment as a senator of the Irish Free State. Coordinates represent Leinster House, the Seanad's meeting place.

16. Nobel acceptance lecture

    1923-12-01 · Royal Academy of Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden

    

    After receiving the 1923 Nobel Prize in Literature, Yeats used his acceptance lecture at the Royal Academy of Sweden to articulate Irish cultural nationalism. The article supports December 1923 and the Academy venue; coordinates represent the Swedish Academy in Stockholm.

17. Final stay at Thoor Ballylee

    1929-01-01 · Thoor Ballylee, County Galway, Ireland

    

    Yeats made his last recorded stay at Thoor Ballylee, his summer home and the tower associated with several of his major works.

18. Lease of Riversdale House

    1932-01-01 · Riversdale House, Rathfarnham, Dublin, Ireland

    

    Yeats leased Riversdale House in the Dublin suburb of Rathfarnham during his later years. Coordinates represent Rathfarnham; the specific former house coordinate is not established by the cited source.

19. Lecture in Washington Hall

    1933-01-01 · Washington Hall, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, United States

    

    Yeats returned to the University of Notre Dame and lectured on the Irish Renaissance before students and faculty in Washington Hall. The issue is dated January 13, 1933; the card retains month precision because the lecture's exact calendar date is not stated in the quoted passage.

20. Translation work in Mallorca

    1935-01-01 · Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain

    

    Yeats travelled with Shri Purohit Swami to Mallorca, where they completed most of their English translation work on the principal Upanishads. Date marks the beginning of the documented 1935–1936 stay; coordinates represent Mallorca broadly.

21. Final Abbey Theatre attendance

    1938-01-01 · Abbey Theatre, Dublin, Ireland

    

    Yeats attended the Abbey Theatre for the last time to see the premiere of his play Purgatory.

22. Death at Roquebrune-Cap-Martin

    1939-01-28 · Hôtel Idéal Beauséjour, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France

    

    Yeats died in France at the Hôtel Idéal Beauséjour in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, near Menton. Coordinates are a representative point in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin; the historic hotel's exact mapped position is uncertain.