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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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  1. Thanks Emma! — FreshandGreen
  2. Excellent website! — FreshandGreen
  3. True Power — Real IRA

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