Hill of Tara 40
Image by CianMcLiam

rockhopper wrote:
Good grief, pseuds corner....Whilst tara is undoubtedly important, there is much else in Ireland that is equally so. Why this preoccupation with tara? Where is the evidence that this was indeed the seat of the kings of ireland? I see much speculation and very few hard facts. The one fact i do see is that some irish archaeologists decided years ago that tara was the place, staked their reputations upon it, and everyone else has followed suit. Wake up people, the emperor has no clothes.l
Regardless of whether it was the seat of the kings, the archeaeology is worth preserving; neolithic, bronze age iron age, you name it, it has it in buckets!

And the argument that the motorway is way off the monument is now more than a little flat, what with Lismullen and all.

Yes, I admit it, I'm preoccupiued with Tara, so far this year I've spent 12 days there and I'm fixing to go back in October. When I do, you will find me actively supporting the campaign to stop the motorway going through the valley and I'll be bringing as many friends as I can fetch.

It's one of the reasons I seldom get time to post here these days.