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Ancient Irish site Threatened

celtspur | 07.08.2007 18:30 | Ecology | World

This 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.
>

>
>Irish Authorities are overriding an EU condemnation that this part of
the
>motorway's construction is ILLEGAL and are about to bulldoze a
recently
>excavated woodhenge, details below. The deep levels of corruption
involved
>in the 'development' of this area are mind boggling.
>
>There has been a small but strong protest camp at Tara since before
the new
>year and now these amazing people are crying out for numbers. I've
>literally just got home to Bristol now and will be driving back over
there
>in 10 days, next Tuesday. It was almost impossible to leave.
>
>
>The authorities are proposing to start dismantling the henge THIS
tuesday
>morning so please please please, if you've been considering a trip to
>Ireland go now. Even if you haven't, despite the heartbreak of what is

>happening there, you can't help being overwhelmed with the atmosphere
of
>the place. It's done me so much good to be there. There are 2 camps,
one up
>on the hill of tara itself, and one in the woods at Rath Lugh, where
the
>henge, known as Lismullin is situated. Direct action is in progress
but our
>help is urgently needed.
>
>Road protests are new in Ireland as we all know it has remained
unspoiled
>for hundreds of years, so people with direct action experience are
>critically needed.
>
>National Express do a funfare from London to Cork via Bristol on bus &
boat
>from £15 each way. If there are funfares available on different routes
it
>will offer them if you click on Europe on their homepage and put in
your
>travel details.
>
>If you take the London - Bristol - Cork route get off the boat at
Wexford,
>take a bus or train to Dublin then the 109 bus from Busaras Station
towards
>Navan and Kells. Tara is about 50 minutes down this route. The driver
will
>tell you where to get off. There's a camp phone number at the bottom,
or if
>you want to ask anything please get in touch. If you take a night
crossing
>you can sleep and be at Tara by lunchtime.
>
>If you can, please get there for Mon 6th/Tues 7th. Otherwise there
will be
>a van leaving Bristol next week, or alternatively to that there is
another
>wave planned for Saturday 1st September. It would be great to get a
van
>from London and Bristol organised. A couple of surges of numbers and a
huge
>spreading the word could still avert the road plans to any of the
other 5,
>less damaging proposed routes. But nothing i say will compare to the
>feeling of being there, and then understanding why we'd be doing the
right
>thing to protect it.
>
>www.myspace.com/hilloftara
>www.tarapixie.net
>www.savatara.com
>www.tarawatch.org
>
>Cheers for reading all this.
>Emma
>xxx
>
>From the camp:
>
>
>A Call for Help From
>The Ancient City Of
>Tara
>Co. Meath, Ireland
>
>Your Presence is Urgently Needed On
>Tuesday 7Th August
>
>This place in county Meath Ireland is the location of a recently
discovered
>Prehistoric Wood Henge
>
>This Henge is the oldest astronomical observatory yet found anywhere
in the
>world
>
>The Irish Government M3 Motorway is routed directly through the Henge
and a
>further one hundred and forty plus sacred sites. Common sense will
tell you
>that the valley is of profound importance locally, nationally and
>internationally. Initial excavations by archaeological consultancy
services
>Ltd (funded by the NRA national roads authority) revealed a ceremonial

>burial chamber at the centre of the 80m diameter complex. The grave
>contained the bones of a woman adorned with gold necklace and
bracelets. It
>also contained the bones of a large hunting dog and horse. She had
been
>buried with the utmost respect and full ceremonial honours. A Queen or

>Priestess of high regard. These remains have been removed and
relocated to
>A.C.S Ltds warehouse on the outskirts of Dublin . No mention of this
>reached the media Why??
> We Need You Now!
>The Tara Skyrne valley is a key to all of our pasts
>The NRA plans to move on the Henge on Tuesday 7th August
>At 5am
>If we cannot show our presence in physical numbers this sacred Site
will be
>gone
>Forever
>Contact: Tara solidarity vigil no. (00353) 861758557 www.tarapixie.net
>

celtspur


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Thanks Emma!

07.08.2007 19:18

...been researching the Irish Tara campaign websites in vain for a protest camp etc type website...this is the first solid info I've seen on the web regarding the protest camps. I truely hope that people become aware of the existance of the protest camps and that numbers swell dramatically. What is really needed of course, as in any situation is a mass influx of local people etc, in this case especially, from all over Ireland ...I mean the ordinary folks. Its been said many times before of course. This, Tara hill plus environs is a true sacred site of the Sacred Mother Earth, and the old school pagan tradition/magic/reality. It is true power and very very good karma to assist. I'm sure these camps are filled with that magic.

FreshandGreen


Excellent website!

07.08.2007 19:21

FreshandGreen


True Power

08.08.2007 08:45


 http://www.mysongbook.de/msb/songs/a/aisling.html

* Shane McGowan / Christy Moore

See the bright new moon is rising above the land of black and green
Hear the rebel voices calling, I will not die though you bury me

The aunt upstairs in the bed she is calling, Why has he forsaken me
Faded pictures in the hallway, which of them brown ghosts is he

Bless the wind that shakes the barley, curse the spade and curse the plough
I've counted years and the weeks and days and I wish to God that I was with you now

Fare thee well, my black-haired diamond, fare thee well, my own Aisling
At night fond dreams of you still haunt me far across the grey north sea

And the wind it blows
From the North and South
To the East and the West
I'll be like the wind, my love
I will know no rest
Until I return to thee

One two three four telegraph poles standing on the cold black road
The night is bursting into morning, give us a drop of your sweet poteen

The rain was lashing, the sun was rising, the wind was whipping through the trees
The madness from the mountains crawling when I saw you first, my own Aisling

Bless the wind that shakes the barley, curse the spade and curse the plough
I've counted years and the weeks and days and I wish to God that I was with you now

Fare thee well, my black-haired diamond, fare thee well, my own Aisling
At night fond dreams of you still haunt me far across the grey north sea

(as sung by Christy Moore)


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