William Butler Yeats, also known as W.B. Yeats, was a famous poet who lived a long time ago in Ireland. He was born in 1865 and grew up with a love for storytelling and poetry. Yeats wrote many beautiful poems that are still loved by people today.
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A Visit to Ireland
Hi, my name is Grace and I am 8 years old. Today, I want to tell you all about my amazing trip to Ireland! It was so much fun exploring new places and learning about the famous poet W.B. Yeats.
First, we visited the beautiful Thoor Ballylee, a tower in County Galway that used to be W.B. Yeats' summer home. It was like stepping back in time to see where he wrote his poems and stories.
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