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moss wrote: Recording the destruction of the landscape and monuments by the M3 below the Hill of Tara is not a particularly 'stones; pastime. To date, two souterrains have been discovered, one since destroyed. The Lismullin 'henge' partly destroyed and covered over. The last to be mentioned is Rath Lugh, sitting on an esker, (a fragile gravel surface) it is in the process of also being partly destroyed by the contractors working on the proposed motorway. It does however have a temporary protection order on it issued by no other than Mr.Gormley himself. The protestors are intervening 'legally', they do after all have the backing of the order. The following is an independent archaeological report should anyone in Ireland be interested in it ;) http://www.sacredireland.org/rathlughsurvey.pdf This is an update of what is happening, the following long video shows the events of the last two days. The contractors moved in, though with a lot of opposition from the protestors, the legal line has still not been drawn, but the protestors had one last 'trump' card up their sleeve, and they played it. A tunnel had been constructed into the esker, and someone, a very brave girl, has taken up residence, she is prepared to sit it out for as long as possible (in a tunnel that is already twisting because of the heavy machinery). Apathy and complacency in these young people are not part of their makeup and I am humbled by their courageous defence of what they believe in... http://tinyurl.com/22ermk And a statement ;) you've got to hand it to them..... Statement on behalf of the Rath Lugh Direct Action Camp 21st century souterrain The Protectors at Rath Lugh have planned a Direct Action method used for the first time on protest sites in Ireland. They have dug a tunnel under the route of the M3 directly in front of the Rath Lugh promontory fort in the Gabhra Valley, Co Meath in Ireland. The Protectors intend to occupy this tunnel and seal themselves inside indefinitely to prevent construction traffic from passing overhead. They are laying their very lives on the line to protect and preserve Tara’s landscape from the destruction wrought by their own Government. The Protectors said: “We want to draw attention to the continued erosion of the esker by passing construction traffic, hence damaging the base and foundation of the Rath.” This is a continuation of their non-violent direct action. The tunnel acts like a souterrain giving the occupant protection and making it very difficult for the enemy to enter. Reply | with quote |  7th March 2008ce 15:04 In reply to: Up to date independent Archaeological Survey (moss) |
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