Which Irish poet’s epitaph ends “Cast a cold eye, on life, on death. Horseman pass by”?
W. B. Yeats plant me in Sligo'." In September 1948, Yeats's body was moved to the churchyard of St Columba's Church, Drumcliff, County Sligo, on the Irish Naval Service corvette "LÉ Macha". The person in charge of this operation for the Irish Government was Seán MacBride, son of Maud Gonne MacBride, and then Minister of External Affairs. His epitaph is taken from the last lines of "Under Ben Bulben", one of his final poems: <poem style="margin-left: 2em;">Cast a cold Eye On Life, on Death. Horseman, pass by!</poem> French ambassador Stanislas Ostroróg was involved in returning the remains of the Irish poet from France
Horseman, Pass By! Horseman, Pass By! Horseman, Pass By! () is a 2005 book by the French writer Michel Déon. It recounts Déon's memories and impressions from Ireland and Irish culture. Michel Déon visited Ireland for the first time in 1956, invited by his friend Christine de Rivoyre. He lived in Greece for several years and moved to Ireland in 1969. He settled with his family in the village of Tynagh in a former rectory from the 18th century. The church was turned into a stable, with the approval of the village priest. Ireland has been the setting for several of Déon's most