Yeats: The Life and Works of William Butler Yeats This is the homepage of a major exhibition on the poet William Butler Yeats which is currently on display in the National Library of Ireland.
Through the medium of contemporary documents from the National Library collections, this site focuses upon those who set the stage for the events of Easter Week 1916, the 7 signatories of the proclamation, the others executed in the aftermath of the Rising, the casualties and the survivors.