The Hill of Tara

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Permalink Reply by Alexandre Boulet on January 6, 2009 at 16:51

Hi Kathleen, i did not hear about that situation but i never a good thing to destroy sacred ground with new technology...

It important to preserve the past ! Especially for Ireland who receive lot and lot of visitor each year to visit the sacred ground like Tara... They cannot make the visit a race to who can visit the history of Ireland in the most purest way and to leave it soiled for other who gonna come after... what about the children ? they have no chance of getting there before everything is destroyed if they are not born yet !!

Sorry but i could not read your poem it the letter are to small.. and i could not make it bigger ... can you make it bigger so we can read it ? Thank
Alex

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Permalink Reply by Alexandre Boulet on January 6, 2009 at 22:11

I could read it thank to the magnifying glass...

Really beautifull... i could not understand all cause i'm not use to read english poem ( since i'm french) but i do have enjoyed them :)

Alex

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Permalink Reply by Kathleen Horner on January 6, 2009 at 17:42

Alexandre,

Thanks so much for your messages! You can read up on what's happening to the Hill of Tara here: www.tarawatch.org and you can sign the petition why you are there. Stay in touch!

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Permalink Reply by Alexandre Boulet on March 17, 2010 at 12:51

Since that time... i have join the tara watch on facebook and send petition too... many development on this situation can be found in the save tara page on facebook.

Thank you for letting me know this situation :)

Happy St-Patrick day

Alex

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Permalink Reply by Kathleen Horner on March 17, 2010 at 13:09

Yes, I have been petitioning like crazy since this highway project began. Its amazing to see the ire of the Irish people go into action preventing the massacre of that sacred and precious land. I will never understand why the Hill of Tara was not made a World Heritage Site long ago...just boggles my mind. Anyway, I will stay on course to help save Tara and do whatever I can. Great to have you as my friend on Live Ireland...such a cool place to make friends! Look forward to chatting with you throughout the year...carry on.

Kathleen

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Permalink Reply by Alexandre Boulet on March 17, 2010 at 13:16

What i found the most weird, is the ideas of constructing something near that place. They have preserved it for so many decade and lot of irish peoples have talk about it. It one of the most sacred place in Ireland...

I wonder why it not simply a protected site in Ireland... for tourism and for the next generation...

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Permalink Reply by Kathleen Horner on March 17, 2010 at 13:29

The people with power higher up have lost touch with the spirit of the land...simple as that. They are working on getting it setup as a World Heritage site...I need to check in on that to see where they are in application process. You know I was there and I was deeply touched by the experience....standing there in the ruins of the Banquet Hall and that wonderful, wild Irish wind blowing us to bits. Here's a beautiful video with fabulous music and scenes of the Hill of Tara...hope it plays for you: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3OCRAfRXgE&feature=PlayList&...

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Permalink Reply by Alexandre Boulet on March 17, 2010 at 13:59

Thank that a beautifull video. I have put it on my facebook page so people can get to know more about it :)

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Permalink Reply by Felicia on January 6, 2009 at 17:14

Exquistie piece you have written! I too am mortified that Tara is being ruined. I know members of the Donegal Society have been signing petitions and trying to protest in any manner possible. I fear hope is lost to modernity. I was there, walked the hills, took photos and contemplated the enormity of that which I was akin to--brokenheartedly, I now know my children will never have that feeling as I have been blessed to have experienced there.

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Permalink Reply by David Boon on May 26, 2010 at 10:40

Kathleen,
It is wonderful that you are involving youself in this. It is important that everyone makes a stand. Many years ago the Tasmanian government wanted to build a dam on a beautiful Tasmanian river and the actions taken by people here against the dam raised publicity around the world. A case was held over it in the High Court of Australia and the people won. It ended up with a World Heritage listing and the dam being rejected. People can make a difference. I hope that the Hill of Tara remains unspolied when I come to Ireland next year and that it remains that way forever.
David

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Permalink Reply by Mike Hays on June 9, 2010 at 2:57

I'm from the American South and made my first trip to Ireland last year. I read a little about Tara from the short histories but did not know where it was and it was not on the tour I ultimately selected. I was primarily interested because my first love is history and I like seeing the old cultural sites; this was an important one. However, I was always surpised that the site was not pushed more by the tourist companies for the sheer commercial reason that your Tara was undoubtedly the 'inspiration' for John O'Hara to name his plantation Tara in Gone with the Wind. It's pure hollywood but I admit this is a second reason - I also wanted to see the place the plantation was named after. I think others would have too. But I'm unsure now if to bother. It is essential for long term tourism to protect these kind of sites.

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Permalink Reply by Alexandre Boulet on June 9, 2010 at 4:44

Hi Mike, well the hill of Tara is more then a tourist attraction.

It, in fact, since the dawn of time the spiritual center of Ireland. It the fifth country of the island.

The druid would gather at Tara too pratice their magic and to celebrate the nature.

Destroying this portion of Ireland is to destroy the spirituality and the magic of ancient Ireland. That why people all around the world are manifesting against the motorway...

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