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His father, a barrister, later became an artist. His mother was the daughter of a prosperous shipping merchant in Sligo. John and Susan were married at St. The couple had six children, four of whom lived to adulthood and were extraordinarily talented: William Willie, b. Susan Lily b.

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His paternal great grandfather Rev. John Yeats had served as rector at Drumcliffe Church, , a short distance north of the town. The Pollexfens had, by now, moved from Union Place to Merville, a large house with sixty acres which would become home to the Yeats children with increasing frequency in future years. In , when W. Financial challenges were a constant feature, causing untold stress on Susan.

She fell back on support from her family in Sligo.