Yeats' family treasures to go on display

Priceless family treasures belonging to William Butler Yeats will be handed over to the National Library of Ireland tomorrow for its first major exhibition on the Nobel prize-winning poet.

Yeats' family treasures to go on display
Tue, 10 Jan, 2006 - 11:42

Priceless family treasures belonging to William Butler Yeats will be handed over to the National Library of Ireland tomorrow for its first major exhibition on the Nobel prize-winning poet.

The hoard includes poems, portraits and a precious Japanese sword given to Yeats during a lecture tour of the US in 1920.

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