The Lake Isle of Innisfree by W.B. Yeats

The Lake Isle of Innisfree

I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree,

And a small cabin build there, of clay and wattles made;

Nine beans rows will I have there, a hive for the honeybee,

And live alone in the bee-loud glade.

And I shall have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow,

Dropping from the veils of the morning to where the cricket sings;

There midnight’s all a-glimmer, and noon a purple glow,

And evening full of the linnet’s wings.

I will arise and go now, for always night and day,

I hear lake water lapping with low sounds by the shore;

While I stand on the roadway, or on the pavements grey, 

I hear it in the deep heart’s core. 

W. B. Yeats, 1865 - 1939

Photos above of "The Lake Isle of Innisfree" on Lough Gill

Trainee Photo Project

To celebrate Yeats Day last month the computer group accompanied by Lisa and Janell travelled to some of the scenic spots around Sligo which inspired the poets work. This was a very enjoyable experience and gave us the opportunity to visit places some of us had never seen before, like Glencar, Hazelwood and the Lake Isle of Innisfree.  We were blessed with beautiful weather for our outings and we hope the photos we have shared so far on the blog and in our nature gallery will inspire others to visit these places too! Here’s a few photos of us in action!

Celeberate Yeats Day 2016 in Sligo CTC

Yeats Day 2015

As part of the celebrations for Yeats Day Sligo CTC had their vintage cupcake cart set up on O'Connell Street . We gave away free cupcakes made by the catering department with complimentary Yeats poems on a scroll. The cupcakes were very popular and even with 640 cupcakes most were gone by 2.30pm!. There was street celebrations, stalls displaying their crafts, face painting and a street carnival. There was a great atmosphere and Sligo CTC enjoyed being part of the very successful celebrations for Yeats birthday.  

The cupcake cart

Celebrations on O'Connell Street

Denyse meeting Joanna Lumley

Final Preparations for Yeats Day

Mobile Vintage Cart for Yeats Day

Finishing off the Mobile Vintage Cart for Yeats day on Saturday the 13th June.  

Mark painting the wheels

Catherine decorating the Vintage Cart

Declan working on the cart

Yeats Day 2015 - Vintage Cart

Sligo CTC is linking with The Yeats Day Festival to celebrate the 150th birthday of W.B Yeats.  Over the past number of years the trainees from the CTC have linked in with the Yeats Day Festival and baked cupcakes that were handed out as part of the street celebrations. For the 2015, 150^th birthday celebrations the CTC intend to develop the idea and introduce a mobile vintage cart. 

The Catering Tutor (Denyse Gray) and Art Tutor (Catherine Fanning) are working with the CTC trainees to create a mobile vintage cart, which will be painted and decorated in the colours of the CTC centre logo.  The cart will be run by three trainees dressed in 1930’s waiter/waitress outfits. The trainees will be handing out cupcakes that have been baked and decorated in the centres kitchen.

To build the structure of the cart we have enlisted the help of the Men’s Shed Project. The cart is made with wheels so it is mobile and can work its way around the different areas of the street celebrations.

Denyse and the catering trainees visiting the Men's Shed Project.

Some of the trainees working on painting the mobile vintage cart in art class.