Sources That I have sitting around 1 p 3 The Church of Ireland Anglican and established until 1869 was a family affair for William s own father had been Rector in Drumcliffe parish in County Sligo 2 p 196 Yeats was proud of his family s long tradition as members of the Anglo Irish gentry and of the Church of Ireland 3 p 221 and p 223 show that the Church still recognized him as one of theirs later in his life 4 p 42 Discusses the mix of Christianity and Mysticism in Yeats s beliefs The back cover even calls him a Christian and an Occultist 5 p 515 He lectured on magic and mysticism and declared his commitment to Christian mysticism And so forth