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The Hill of Tara

Recently the Hill of Tara has been under seige due to the motorway invasion. I was there and am appalled by what is happening there. I want to share another piece I wrote in dedication to Tara since I was deeply moved by my visit there in 2005. (The attached file is copyrighted material so I only ask that the reader respect my wishes in not reproducing or transmitting in any form and by any means without written permission from me.) I'm sure many of you have also visited Tara and have feelings about this. What are your feelings about the motorway running through the precious land of the Hill of Tara? To read up on this go to: www.tarawatch.org.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Hays on June 9, 2010 at 14:21

Didn't I also read that the ancient kings of Ireland were also crowned there or no? I was very impressed with the way the tourist facilities were hidden at the Cliffs of Moher. I don't see why the road could not have been buried if it had to go there. Can you, or someone else, give me some insight on how the Irish regard the druid heritage and the Christian heritage today with respect to each other? How religious is Ireland today? Are the young and old more like the French now?

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Permalink Reply by Alexandre Boulet on December 3, 2010 at 19:45

I just found out, when reading an article in the Ireland of the welcome, that there a girl aged 22 who publish a book written in gaelic about a boy named Aoife who is protesting, with his friend, about the construction of the m3 motorway near tara.

I have post some information about the book on my blog with the link to her website :)

Have a grand week end :)

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Permalink Reply by Kathleen Horner on June 9, 2010 at 15:30

Once you are standing there on the Hill of Tara then you will understand the greatness and power of its appeal. I never understood why the 'higher ups' in Ireland did not establish it as a World Heritage Site long ago...there is no place like Tara anywhere else in the world and Alexandre is correct in expressing the importance of it being the 'fifth country' of Ireland and once upon a time seat of the High Kings of Ireland. It is tragic that they have allowed a motorway anywhere near it. As for the Tara from Gone With the Wind, go here to read the whole story of the film and the house: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tara_Plantation. What a shame that Tara's (Hollywood Set) plantation home was destroyed...today they could've preserved it. Thanks for your nice response to the poem. : )

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Permalink Reply by Mike Hays on June 10, 2010 at 2:31

Kathleen , Read your email and looked up some more info on the internet. I 'm planning a trip to Ireland in July or August. I think I'll see about including Tara on my trip as lagniappe (something extra). I see it's not far from Dublin. Merci to you and Alexandre too. Mike.

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Permalink Reply by Kathleen Horner on June 10, 2010 at 3:24

Oooh, Mike....you know I'll be with you in spirit....do make an effort to go to the Hill of Tara...you'll not regret it and then when you get back home, please fill me in on your feelings of the experience. Have a safe and wonderful visit to Ireland!

Slante,

Kathleen

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Permalink Reply by Mike Hays on June 10, 2010 at 10:35

Hi Kathleen, I just noticed that you're from South Carolina. I'm from Louisiana and live north of New Orleans and Lake Pontchartrain but I went to law school in Columbia and spent all my summers in or near Charlotte (working security at Carowinds-is it still open?) Loved Charleston. Anyway, I'll be lealving the oil slick for the volcanic ash but I'll be okay. My trip last year was on a tour from Dublin to Galway and points south but I added Co. Donegal to see that part of Ireland plus a festival. Great time there. I'll let you know about this trip. Thks again. Mike

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Permalink Reply by David Boon on June 10, 2010 at 12:34

Tara,
It seems that authorities and governments the world over continue to blindly make decisions that destroy the past in the name of so-called progress. Just today the Tasmanian government have announced that a bypass on our major highway will continue on the planned route despite archaeological digs uncovering aboriginal artefacts and evidence of 40,000 years of human occupation of the area. A bridge is planned to be built with tonnes of rock covering 50% of this unique heritage in order to take the shortest and cheapest route over what is the oldest known site of human occupation in the southern hemipshere. http://www.treatyrepublic.net/content/tasmanian-bypass-has-massive-... Makes me wonder what sort of world we will leave our children and what they make of the priorities of the adults around them.
David

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Permalink Reply by Daithi Locha on June 11, 2010 at 12:49

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Permalink Reply by Kathleen Horner on June 11, 2010 at 15:36

Thanks for this wonderful video....how informative! "The Book of Tara" by Michael Slavin"...excellent. What's the latest update there for the Hill of Tara?

Kathleen