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Radio 6 Music,18 mins

Irish ambassador Daniel Mulhall celebrates WB Yeats

Cerys Matthews

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To mark the 150th anniversary year of WB Yeats' birth, Ireland's Ambassador to Great Britain, Daniel Mulhall, shares his life-long love of the poet's work and why he is considered one of history's greats. Plus Daniel joins Cerys in reciting some of Yeats' much-loved poems, and also gives the lowdown on this year's #Yeats2015 anniversary events.

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