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‘The objective is to protect, conserve and promote an appreciation of the Hill of Tara’There are “issues” affecting the Hill of Tara at the moment – traffic management, signage and interpretation, the erosion of visitor numbers through the site and their effect on the “very sensitive” earthworks which are injured by stud marks from people using the area as a training ground, the Chief State Archaeologist told Meath county c... continues... |
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Hill of Tara Lecture Series 2013 continues 10 July with Rock Art Writ Large - 4 wednesdays in July - 17 July 3D icons - 24 July Ogham in 3D. Visitor Centre, Hill of Tara, Meath - start 8pm Free admission |
Posted by nora judge 6th July 2013ce |
5,000-year-old Hill of Tara stone vandalisedBy Elaine Keogh A 5,000-year-old standing stone has been vandalised on the Hill of Tara in Co Meath. The Lia Fáil granite piece, also known as the Stone of Destiny, was apparently damaged with a heavy object, possibly a hammer... continues... |
Posted by moss14th June 2012ce |
Conservation plan to protect Hill of Tara in the futureA conservation plan has been commissioned for the State-owned lands on the Hill of Tara by the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Jimmy Deenihan... continues... |
Posted by moss 2nd February 2012ce |
Motorway across Meath officially open to traffic"Meath which opens today. Protests are expected from a range of environmentalists and heritage activists, including the campaign group Tarawatch who complained the route of the motorway is unacceptably close to the Hill of Tara... continues... |
Posted by moss 4th June 2010ce Edited 4th June 2010ce |
M3, Co. Meath: The End of the Road"These monuments were irretrievably damaged, however, in some cases destroyed and for what? The route chosen wasn't the only possibility, but viable alternatives were dismissed without a second look. In hindsight and given the collapse of the economy, the motorway itself may not even have been necessary. Some people obviously thought so... continues... |
Posted by Littlestone18th September 2009ce |
Tara Lecture Series 2009Tara Lecture Series 2009 Wednesdays in July. Hill of Tara Visitor Centre July 1st 8.00pm 'How the Ancient Irish viewed the Skies' by Terry Moseley, Irish Astronomical Association July 8th 8... continues... |
Posted by CianMcLiam28th June 2009ce |
Wood you believe it? Stonehenge find at TaraSCIENTISTS have unearthed what appears to be a mammoth wooden version of the famous Stonehenge monument at the Hill of Tara. In a revealing new RTE documentary, many theories and insights into the country's prehistoric past and 150,000 ancient monuments are unveiled and explained... continues... |
Posted by moss 11th April 2009ce Edited 27th April 2009ce |
Tara endangered, says SmithsonianPATRICK LOGUE Saturday, February 28, 2009 ONE OF the most respected educational and research institutes in the United States has listed the Hill of Tara among the 15 must-see endangered cultural treasures in the world... continues... |
Posted by TaraWatch 2nd March 2009ce |
Tara Landscape for UNESCO Tentative ListPRESS RELEASE – TARA CAMPAIGNERS – Tara Landscape for UNESCO Tentative list, Celebrations for Imbolc (Brigit's Day) at Tara, Campaigners appear in Court 28 January 2009 Tara campaigners nominate the Tara Landscape for Tentative List of World Heritage Sites Tara campaigners have submitted a form to the Department o... continues... |
Posted by moss 29th January 2009ce |
Leading archaeologists to debate 'ethics' of Tara roadA PRESTIGIOUS forum of the world's leading archaeologists is to debate the "ethics" surrounding a decision to build a motorway near the Hill of Tara... continues... |
Posted by TaraWatch 10th June 2008ce Edited 10th June 2008ce |
Heaney hits out at 'desecration' of sacred Tarahttp://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/mar/02/northernireland... continues... |
Posted by moss 2nd March 2008ce Edited 3rd March 2008ce |
Souterrain threatened by slip roadThe Save Tara campaign has learned that the a slip road will pass within 7metres of a souterrain at Lismullin in the Gabhra Valley, Co Meath instead of the supposed 100metres. Protesters stopped construction work and tree felling at the site of the souterrain this morning 22nd February... continues... |
Posted by moss 25th February 2008ce |
High Court Action to protect Lismullin Henge siteHigh Court action seeks to protect site near Tara Irish Examiner - 06 February 2008 By Dan Buckley A HIGH COURT action was launched yesterday aimed at protecting the Lismullin national monument near Tara. The action is being taken by Gordon Lucas, who is seeking to enforce EU directives on national monuments... continues... |
Posted by moss 7th February 2008ce |
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A Year In Tara A brief resume of all that has happened regarding the destruction of this rather precious site. The 'trial' of the eleven protestors will take place on the 28th January 2008. http://www.indymedia.ie/article/85637 |
Posted by moss 1st January 2008ce |
CD to support the courageous people of the front line at the Hill of Tara,"...to support the courageous people of the front line at the Hill of Tara, who - regardless of risks for their lives, health or civil rights - have been blocking the bulldozers for months now, which are digging up ancient ground, the ground of an official World Heritage Site, the ground that holds the first High Kings of Ireland..... continues... |
Posted by Gavin Douglas10th November 2007ce Edited 29th November 2007ce |
EU to take legal action over TaraThe Government could face fines imposed by the European Union over its handling of the M3 motorway project in the Tara-Skryne valley following legal action which gets underway today... continues... |
Posted by moss 17th October 2007ce |
EU group calls for M3 impact reviewTHE European Union Petitions Committee, which visited the Tara-Skryne Valley and the route of the M3 motorway in June, has called for a substantial review of the environmental impact of the M3 and for less intrusive alternative routes to be designated which should safeguard the area for the Irish nation... continues... |
Posted by moss 10th October 2007ce |
M3 Works Close-in on Lismullin National MonumentAn Emergency Situation is developing at the Lismullin Site where Construction Works to Divert the Gabhra River have Seriously Breached the 250m Exclusion Zone of the National Monument... continues... |
Posted by moss 13th September 2007ce Edited 13th September 2007ce |
EU Fines and New Legal Challenge to the M3 MotorwayIrish Independent EU threatens huge fines if Tara M3 work is not halted Thursday August 30 2007 WORK on the controversial section of the M3 near the Hill of Tara must now stop. And the Government now faces the prospect of being hit with millions of euro in fines if it allows construction to proceed... continues... |
Posted by moss 30th August 2007ce |
Unique Lismullin Ampitheatre'International Expert Report Calls for Preservation of "Unique" Lismullin Amphitheatre'; Dr.Ronald Hicks has written a full and explanatory report on the need to save Lismullen.......... http://www.indymedia... continues... |
Posted by moss 22nd August 2007ce Edited 22nd August 2007ce |
Help DESPERATELY needed at the Hill of Tara, IrelandThis is a message for activists who are up for helping the Irish protesters in their fight to avert the new M3 motorway away from an extremely ancient site, far predating Stonhenge... continues... |
Posted by Stormy18th August 2007ce Edited 18th August 2007ce |
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EU Officials Urge Halt to M3 Work EU officials have called on the Irish Government to halt work on part of the M3 motorway after concern was expressed about the impact on newly discovered ruins at the Hill of Tara, it emerged today........... more here;- http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/breaking/2007/0730/breaking61.htm |
Posted by moss 31st July 2007ce |
Sinn Fein say they would protect Tara"Sinn Féin said today it would seek to have the controversial section of the M3 motorway diverted away from the Hill of Tara if in government... continues... |
Posted by Rhiannon21st May 2007ce |
Discovery of a Henge under proposed route of M3Press Release; The Campaign to Save Tara is very pleased at today's announcement that construction is to be stopped on the proposed route of the M3 through the Tara/Skreen Valley... continues... |
Posted by moss 2nd May 2007ce |
Irish Times: Call for an end to clearing of trees near TaraCall for an end to clearing of trees near Tara Frank McDonald, Environment Editor Irish Times Saturday, January 6, 2007 The Save Tara campaign has urged Opposition TDs to call a halt to the "premature clearing" of trees in the Gabhra Valley, east of the Hill of Tara in Co Meath, and to reroute the M... continues... |
Posted by otuathail3 7th January 2007ce |
Irish Times: Protesters bring temporary halt to work on new M3 motorwayProtesters bring temporary halt to work on new M3 motorway Fiona Gartland Irish Times Thursday, January 4, 2007 Preparatory work for the new M3 motorway from Clonee to Kells in Co Meath was temporarily disrupted yesterday when Save Tara campaigners held a protest against the controversial road... continues... |
Posted by otuathail3 7th January 2007ce |
Motorway opponents protest against felling of Tara trees10:28 Wednesday January 3rd 2007 http://www.unison.ie/breakingnews/index... continues... |
Posted by otuathail3 7th January 2007ce |
M3 go-ahead as objector drops caseM3 go-ahead as objector drops case Meath Chronicle Sat, Oct 07 06 NRA looks to June 2007 start to biggest ever road project Paul Murphy THE 'Battle of Tara' is over... continues... |
Posted by BrigantesNation 4th October 2006ce |
Settlement of the Hill of Tara / M3 casePRESS STATEMENT 3 October 2006 Settlement of the Hill of Tara / M3 case Today I am pleased to announce that a settlement has been formalised before the Supreme Court in my case against the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government; The Attorney General; Meath County Council; and the National ... continues... |
Posted by BrigantesNation 3rd October 2006ce |
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Tara Protesters Ordered to Leave by OPW Protestors who have been camping on the Hill of Tara since the Summer Solstice on June 21, have been ordered to leave by the Office of Public Works (OPW), according to protest group TaraWatch. From BreakingNews.ie http://www.breakingnews.ie/2006/07/14/story267769.html |
Posted by Rhiannon 15th July 2006ce |
Chief Justice Postpones Setting Hearing Date for Hill of Tara M3 CasePRESS RELEASE TaraWatch 29 June 2006 'Chief Justice Postpones Setting Hearing Date for Hill of Tara M3 Case' The setting of a hearing date in the Hill of Tara / M3 motorway case was postponed today by the Chief Justice, the Hon. Mr. Justice John Murray... continues... |
Posted by BrigantesNation 30th June 2006ce Edited 7th July 2006ce |
'Early Supreme Court Hearing Date Sought in Hill of Tara / M3PRESS RELEASE TaraWatch 29 June 2006 'Early Supreme Court Hearing Date Sought in Hill of Tara / M3 Motorway Case' The first appearance before the Supreme Court for the Hill of Tara / M3 motorway case will take place Thursday, 29th June, at 11.00AM... continues... |
Posted by BrigantesNation 30th June 2006ce |
Tara campaigner appealing to Supreme Court todayFrom an article in the Meath Chronicle by John Donohoe, published Saturday April 22nd 2006 - Vincent Salafia, who lost the recent High Court case against the M3 motorway, is today (Wednesday) giving Notice of Appeal of the decision to the Supreme Court... continues... |
Posted by otuathail3 23rd April 2006ce Edited 23rd April 2006ce |
Irish Independent: Motorway challenge heads for Supreme CourtTarawatch - Thursday, April 20th 2006 Campaigners battling to re-route the controversial M3 motorway away from the Hill of Tara yesterday served Environment Minister Dick Roche with notice of a Supreme Court challenge to the project... continues... |
Posted by otuathail3 23rd April 2006ce Edited 23rd April 2006ce |
Hill of Tara case costs awarded against objectorFrom an article by Mary Carolan, published by the continues... |
Posted by otuathail3 12th April 2006ce Edited 23rd April 2006ce |
European Court of Justice may have final say over heritage disputeFrom an article published by the Irish Times on Thursday, March 2nd 2006 - The battle for Tara is not over yet, writes Frank McDonald, Environment Editor The odds were stacked against anyone succeeding in a legal action against the M3... continues... |
Posted by otuathail3 12th April 2006ce Edited 23rd April 2006ce |
Challenge to M3 route near Hill of Tara rejectedChallenge to M3 route near Hill of Tara rejected Mary Carolan The Irish Times Thu, Mar 02, 06 A challenge by environmentalist Vincent Salafia to the proposed route of the M3 motorway near the Hill of Tara has been dismissed on all grounds by the High Court... continues... |
Posted by otuathail3 12th April 2006ce |
Bertie's buds vandalising our pastAn unexpected comment in the Sunday World, written by Paddy Murray - There will have been, I don't doubt, unbridled joy in the Department of the environment – an Orwellian name if ever there was one – at the news the vandalising of Tara, is actually, legal... continues... |
Posted by BrigantesNation 6th March 2006ce Edited 23rd April 2006ce |
Irish Times: Ruling due in March on M3 caseRuling due in March on M3 case Mary Carolan Irish Times Wed, Jan 25, 06 The High Court will give its decision on March 1st on the challenge by an environmentalist to the proposed route of the M3 motorway near the Hill of Tara... continues... |
Posted by otuathail3 15th February 2006ce |
Telegraph - Seat of Celtic kings is threatened by motorwaySeat of Celtic kings is threatened by motorway By Tom Peterkin, Ireland Correspondent (Filed: 13/01/2006) A plan to build a motorway beside the hill where ancient Celtic kings were crowned has been challenged in court as campaigners fight to save a monument described by W B Yeats as the "most consecrated spot in Ireland"... continues... |
Posted by otuathail3 15th February 2006ce Edited 15th February 2006ce |
Govt's chief archaeologist 'has no excavation experience'Serious questions have reportedly emerged about the qualifications of the Government's chief archaeologist. Reports this morning said Brian Duffy, who advised the Government on matters such as the controversial Tara motorway scheme, got the job in July 2003 ahead of candidates with superior qualifications and experience... continues... |
Posted by fitzcoraldo14th December 2005ce |
SIAC in prime position to build Tara motorwayArthur Beesley, Senior Business Correspondent Irish Times Wed, Aug 10, 05 A consortium involving Spanish construction firm Cintra and the Irish group SIAC is now in prime position to build the €600 million M3 motorway between Clonee and Kells, the controversial project that runs through the Tara archaeological comp... continues... |
Posted by otuathail3 8th November 2005ce |
Majority want M3 routed outside Tara, survey findsMajority want M3 routed outside Tara, survey finds Irish Times Sat, Aug 20, 05 A national survey has found 70 per cent of participants want the M3 motorway rerouted away from the Hill of Tara. Fiona Gartland reports... continues... |
Posted by otuathail3 8th November 2005ce |
Tara campaign stepped upThe Tara SOS week programme of protests will be launched with a 1 hour protest commencing 10am at Dublin Castle on Saturday 03.09.05. This protest will coincide with the Themed tour and readings titled 'The Irish Revolution (1913-23' in Dublin Castle. Later in the day at 1... continues... |
Posted by BrigantesNation 23rd August 2005ce |
Campaigner unveils 'alternative' M3 routePRESS STATEMENT - TARAWATCH - 19TH AUGUST O4 - 4.30 PM A new campaigning group - Tarawatch - has been formed. The group sees it's role as articulating the opinion of the 70% of the irish population who are against the routing of the proposed M3 through the Tara Complex... continues... |
Posted by BrigantesNation 20th August 2005ce |
Tara Day - August 15th 2005The people of Ireland are invited to visit the Hill of Tara on August 15th. Tara Day, to express their opposition to the proposed twice-tolled Motorway through the Gabhra (TaraSkryne) Valley... continues... |
Posted by BrigantesNation 9th August 2005ce Edited 10th August 2005ce |
Protest Against Digging at Tara - 25th JulyThe Save the TaraSkryne Valley Group call on all concerned citizens to join them in a peaceful protest at the so-called "archaeological" dig at the foot of Tara's Hill. This will be held on Monday 25th July at 7pm at Philpotstown/Blundelstown... continues... |
Posted by BrigantesNation 23rd July 2005ce Edited 25th July 2005ce |
M3 through Tara gets the go-ahead from MinisterThe Minister for the Environment, Dick Roche, has cleared the way for the construction of the M3 motorway by issuing directions to Meath County Council on how archaeological work is to be conducted. Speaking at a press conference this afternoon, Mr Roche said that stringent conditions would apply... continues... |
Posted by CianMcLiam 11th May 2005ce Edited 11th May 2005ce |
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Petition to Save Tara An online petition is avaliable for anyone wishing to object to the proposed development surrounding Tara. If you want to sign it the address is http://www.petitiononline.com/Temair/petition.html They have approx 5000 sigs so far. |
Posted by Ady and Jo 14th January 2005ce Edited 14th January 2005ce |
Committee receives 2,000 submissions against Tara motorwayHeritage campaigners have delivered 2,000 submissions to the Oireachtas Transport Committee opposing plans to build a motorway through the historic landscape surrounding the Hill of Tara in Co Meath. The submissions were collected by the Save Tara-Skryne Valley group at various locations throughout Ireland over the weekend... continues... |
Posted by Jane11th January 2005ce Edited 11th January 2005ce |
Minister says he has no power to alter Tara motorwayEnvironment Minister Dick Roche has reportedly stated that he does not have the power to significantly alter the proposed route of the M3 motorway through Co Meath. Campaigners are urging Mr Roche to re-route the road away from the Tara-Skryne valley due to the archaeological and historical importance of the area... continues... |
Posted by Jane 17th December 2004ce |
Decision due on motorwaypart of the article in the Guardian by Angelique Chrisafis, Ireland correspondent Thursday November 11, 2004 The motorway plans have been passed by Ireland's planning board, despite the campaign by archaeologists and local groups, and are now sitting on the desk of the new environment minister, Dick Roche, who has the power... continues... |
Posted by Rhiannon 11th November 2004ce Edited 11th November 2004ce |
Oscar winner joins anti-Tara motorway lobbyOscar-winning actress Charlize Theron and her Irish-born actor boyfriend, Stuart Townsend, have joined the campaign which wants to prevent the new M3 motorway being built around the famous Hill of Tara... continues... |
Posted by mythicalireland 29th September 2004ce Edited 29th September 2004ce |
28 Archaeological Sites on M3 Motorway RouteFrom the Irish Times - 08.09.04 The controversy over the routing of the M3 motorway near the historic Hill of Tara has been revived, with Meath county councillors agreeing to consult archaeologists about the treasures which may lie beneath the site of the road... continues... |
Posted by BrigantesNation 8th September 2004ce Edited 8th September 2004ce |
Tara Valley M3 Plans Show Nothing is Beyond the Pale for the Road LobbySunday Tribune 29 February 2004 Diarmuid Doyle There is no such thing as compromise once local authorities and the Department of the Environment decide a road should be built. They announce their plans, local residents come up with alternatives, these are ignored and An Bord Pleanala passes the original plans... continues... |
Posted by otuathail3 4th March 2004ce Edited 12th April 2006ce |
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Tara 'Woodhenge' Temple Update Dimensions and probable date given here: http://dsc.discovery.com/news/briefs/20021118/temple.html 2500~2300 B.C. Max. 186 yard ovoid composed of trees roughly 2.2 yards across. |
Posted by wideford2nd December 2003ce Edited 3rd December 2003ce |
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On the return leg of our holiday we visited the Hill of Tara, which is incredible. A complete jumble of sites, reflecting a rich history and prehistory. I cannot thank our guide enough, as he went out of his way to give us the "extra" tour after the quick version he had to give a coach party. He was clearly in love with the place. This is a rich and extensive site that surpassed my expectations completely. It is almost as if someone decided to move a whole jumble of ancient sites to the top of a hill that is invisible from the countryside around it. I'll be back... This post appears as part of the weblog entry Sligo and Meath
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Posted by Cursuswalker13th October 2003ce Edited 14th February 2004ce |
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Endangered Site: The Hill of Tara, Ireland A new tollway threatens the archaeologically rich complex that is the spiritual heart of the country * By Amanda Bensen * Smithsonian magazine, March 2009 "The harp that once through Tara's halls The soul of music shed Now hangs as mute on Tara's walls As if that soul were fled." The words of 19th-century Irish poet Thomas Moore still ring true, and the only music you're likely to hear around Tara nowadays is the clang of construction equipment. Several hundred acres of gentle green fields, marked by some lumps and bumps, cover this patch of County Meath in northeast Ireland. A nice place to lie down and watch the clouds scud by, perhaps, but is it any more remarkable than the rest of Ireland's lovely landscape? Cinnte, to use an Irish expression of certitude. The archaeologically rich complex on and around the Hill of Tara is seen by many as the spiritual and historic heart of Ireland. It was the venue for rituals, battles and burials dating back to 4000 B.C. More than 100 kings were crowned at Tara, and St. Patrick is said to have stopped there to seek royal permission before spreading his message of Christianity. In more recent history, the hill was the site of Daniel "the Liberator" O'Connell's 1843 "monster meeting," a massive political demonstration that rallied some 750,000 people to the cause of repudiating the country's union with Britain. Thousands of people still gather on its crest on midsummer's eve, both for the panoramic view and what one visitor calls "the sense you get there of being close to something holy." "Tara is a part of the Irish psyche," says George Eogan, a retired Dublin archaeologist who led excavations near the hill in the 1960s. "Irish people, they know of Tara from their very early days. It's in schoolbooks and stories, even in primary school." But Irish history now risks being consumed by the Celtic Tiger—the nickname given to Ireland's phenomenal economic expansion for more than a decade. Inevitably, a thriving economy brought demands for an expanded infrastructure. And so, in 2003, the Irish government approved construction of a new four-lane tollway, the M3, to cut through the Tara complex. Construction began in 2005, and despite a storm of public protest, the project appears unstoppable. "When it was proposed in 2000, most people nationally had no idea what was happening. And I think everyone trusted the government not to pick a route that was so damaging," says Vincent Salafia, a lawyer from nearby County Wicklow who founded the anti-M3 group TaraWatch in 2005. "There's fat land all around. We still can't quite figure out why they insisted on going so close to Tara." Proponents of the M3 argue that the highway will improve life for tens of thousands of commuters who live northwest of Dublin and often spend hours each day creeping along traffic-clogged, two-lane roads into the capital city, about 30 miles away from Tara. Other proposed routes for that section of the M3 would have disturbed a greater number of private homes and farms. Proponents also note that the new road will be almost a mile away from the actual Hill of Tara, a 510-foot-high knoll. "If it doesn't go through the hill, then it's not damaging the site? That is the greatest bit of nonsense that I've ever heard," counters Eogan. "The Hill of Tara is only the core area of a much larger archaeological and cultural landscape." Preservationists particularly worry that the M3 will slice between the Hill of Tara and Rath Lugh, an ancient earthen fort about two miles northeast thought to have been used to defend the hill. A smaller road already divides the two sites, but the M3 will run much closer to Rath Lugh, even removing part of the promontory it sits on. "If this development goes ahead, Rath Lugh will merely overlook, from a distance of 100 meters, a motorway—which would be a rather ignominious end for a once proud and important monument," a trio of archaeologists warned in a 2004 publication. Much of the recent controversy has focused on the 38 new archaeological sites that construction teams have unearthed along the section of motorway closest to Tara since the project began. The discoveries represent centuries of human activity, including prehistoric settlements, Bronze Age burial mounds, a possible medieval charcoal manufacturing kiln and the remains of a 19th-century post office. At the time, the discoveries barely caused a hiccup—the artifacts were removed, and once the sites had been "preserved by record" in notes and photographs, they were destroyed. Ireland's National Roads Authority has pledged that any artifacts will eventually be deposited in the National Museum of Ireland. While that approach may be legally permissible, that doesn't make it right, says Salafia, who examined one of the exposed trenches at a site just north of Tara. "You could see a child's body where [construction teams] had actually cut off the nose and toes, and also shaved off the top of a cremation urn, leaving the ashes exposed," he says. Eogan calls it "an act of sheer vandalism." The M3 is scheduled for completion in 2010, though the global recession may delay it. In the meantime, Tara is attracting increased international attention, and is under consideration to become a Unesco World Heritage Site. "Most of the endangered sites around the world are suffering due to neglect and climate change," Salafia says. "But this is an act of assault—premeditated assault, if you will—by the very people who are given the job of taking care of it." Write to [email protected] http://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/Endangered-Cultural-Treasures-The-Hill-of-Tara-Ireland.html SAVE TARA You can make a difference in the campaign to save the Hill of Tara from the M3 motorway. Here are stories from Irish papers, about the March 2009 Smithsonian magazine article on the Hill of Tara and the M3 motorway, recognising Tara as one of the worlds most important and most endangered cultural sites. We are asking you to please write letters to the editors of Smithsonian magazine and the Irish newspapers. We also hope you will write to the various authorities, involved in the current decision-making regarding the proposed Tara World Heritage Site, including the Minister for the Environment, John Gormley; Green Party, UNESCO; ICOMOS; and Lord Hankey, President of ICOMOS UK and Chair of Minister's Expert Advisory Panel, reviewing Ireland's List of Tentative Sites. TARAWATCH http://www.tarawatch.org [email protected] +353-87-132-3365 |
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A Poem addressed to the destructive process of the new road being built through Tara's historic landscape. Sacred to prehistory and to the history of Ireland, for this a few protestors will go to prison, people will write letters in vain to newspapers, and politicians will procrastinate and write their lies...... it is wise to remember that progress has a heavy boot to wield and often hasty and ill-concieved laws to underwrite the handiwork of the bully and developer...... the poem is taken from the Save Tara site. Song to Progress no swan , no snail must stop this dash to tear around with wads of cash and get at speed from A to B and not to Dawdle pointlessly So - move Along ! - wont it be Grand ! when Ireland's just like Legoland my work will only be Complete when Boyne to Liffey's all Concrete and Shoefayre stands where Fianna fell and Leisureworld - and Next as well IKEA - if we're really lucky and drive-in Chicken from Kentucky THIS is what we want to see not grass and trees and history but modern stuff - and this and that and things on which we can put VAT and if you want to get more slim why walk ? - just buy a Multigym When we're encased in cans of steel both hands attached to steering wheel and eyes fixed on the road ahead - we may as well be effing Dead this stretch of road - built over bones is one of many thousand clones did we just pass the Lia Fail ...? it could be anywhere at all just sit like this an hour or two as if you've nothing else to do and work and work all day and then stay sober and drive back again a quarter million cars a day is JUst what Dublin needs I say ! aMAZing what they get to pay to park the things - we're making hay ! cos there'll be car parks to be built and lots of pockets to be filled there'll be no end to means and ends cos its so nice to have good friends there is a railway - but you see it closed in nineteen sixty three it could be opened up again but that somehow doesnt seem to happen Mad Suibhne sitting in his tree is keeping feathered company he watches as the human race is drifting loose from sense of place and capsulated in a car of who and where and what we are so every weekday without fail we slave to buy a better jail or hang on to the one we have by hook and crook and tooth and nail and so far is now the space and so far have we come apart we even think to cut the Heart "Progress" ? though feathered Suibhne looks absurd he doubts if it's the proper word marcellavee 1/08/07 |
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Recently on my first visit to Tara(25/07/04) I was struck by the similarity of the locale with Dunadd in Kilmartin Glen. On both sites there is an amazing 360 degree vista. And this without having climbed to any great elevation. Both Tara and Dunadd are quite unobtrusive as you approach them. This underestimation of their power and height over the landscape helps to add to the sense of surprise plus majesty and magic when one surveys all lying below. It would seem to me that those Gaels who chose Dunadd as their base were emulating their ancestral power base at Tara. |
Posted by follow that cow3rd August 2004ce Edited 27th December 2004ce |
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YouTube - Traces of the PastTara Lidar HD. |
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The Heritage JournalTara: The Damage Forever Done |
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SAVE TARA FACEBOOK CAUSEJoin over 2,800 members using this powerful tool for internet activism. Along with the myspace Cause, installing this application will help boost our campaign greatly. |
Posted by TaraWatch 10th June 2008ce |
MYSPACE SAVE TARA CAUSEJoin one of the fastest growing causes on myspace, using the Causes application. Use it to get people to sign the new Save Tara petition at http://www.savetarapetition.net |
Posted by TaraWatch 10th June 2008ce |
NEW SAVE TARA PETITION WEB SITE www.savetarapetition.netWe now have a new peitition, addressed to UNESCO, ICOMOS and WAC, located at http://www.savetarapetition.net/ It is critical that we collect as many signatures as possible before the Sixth World Archaeological Congress (WAC-6), to be held in Dublin, beginning 29 June 2008, and the UNESCO World Heritage Committee meeting in Quebec, Canada, beginning 2 July 2008. WAC-6 will be holding a round table discussion about the ethics of the M3 and Tara. The Minister for the Environment, John, Gormley, has proposed making Tara a UNESCO World Heritage Site, but with the M3 passing though the middle of it. We support the nomination to UNESCO, but want them to insist that the M3 is rerouted first. So, please sign the new petition, forward the link to your friends, and post the link and logo on as many web sites as you can. |
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Discovery programme guide to Tara |
Posted by BrigantesNation 8th September 2004ce |
All about the Hill of TaraThe archaeology, mythology and astronomy of the Hill of Tara. This site includes an interactive map of the monuments and a photo gallery. |
Posted by mythicalireland 19th March 2004ce |
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The Mound of Hostages (Passage Grave) — Images (click to view fullsize) |
   
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Posted by thelonious15th April 2023ce |
The Mound of Hostages (Passage Grave) — Fieldnotes |
| 31/03/2023 - Hill of Tara. First stop of a busy day of stones. This ancient site is good. Quiet today and nice views even on a grey day. I didn’t read much about the place beforehand so didn’t know about the Mound of the Hostages passage tomb with its fine rock art until we got there. Really nice surprise. It's a good one. You can't go inside but the view down the stone lined passage is nice. There's a lovely big stone on the left with some nice rock art. Swirls and circles from what I could see. The Hill of Tara has a lot going on. Grassed over earthworks with a standing stone at the top, the Lia Fáil (Stone of Destiny). Probably should have read up more before my visit, though there are good information boards at the entrance. It’s an important site. |
Posted by thelonious 15th April 2023ce |
Lia Fail (Standing Stone / Menhir) — Images |
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Posted by thelonious 15th April 2023ce |
Lia Fail (Standing Stone / Menhir) — News |
Gardaí investigating after ancient Hill of Tara stone vandalisedGardaí are investigating after graffiti was daubed on the ancient Lia Fail stone on the Hill of Tara earlier this week. Locals walking the site were appalled to discover the words 'Fake' written on all sides of the 'Stone of Destiny' or 'Speaking Stone' which is believed to be over 5,000 years old. The incident took place sometime between Monday evening and Tuesday morning. Spray paint was used to damage the stone, said to be a coronation stone for the High Kings of Ireland. Gardaí in Navan have opened an investigation and are appealing for information. A spokesman said the stone was sprayed with graffiti sometime between Monday evening and Tuesday morning. More: https://www.meathchronicle.ie/2023/02/08/gardai-investigating-after-ancient-hill-of-tara-stone-vandalised/ |
Posted by ryaner 8th February 2023ce |
Cormac's House (Hillfort) — Images |
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Posted by ryaner 19th October 2022ce |
The Mound of Hostages (Passage Grave) — Images |
 
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Posted by ryaner 10th January 2022ce |
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