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I'm Tara well actually I'm Teamhair but everybody calls me Tara now. I've been here in Meath with my best buddy the hill of Skryne and the Gabhra Valley running between us since the beginning of time. But Irish people have decided that it would be a good idea to build a four-lane, twice-tolled motorway with a huge interchange in our Valley.
I NEED YOUR HELP NOW! Ways will be seen below.
I've been sacred to Ireland for 5,000 years. Kings were inaugurated, people made sacrifices and really important people were buried here. People did not live on me, they lived in the Valley in the shadow of their sacred mountain - me.
But the National Roads Authority, Meath County Council and the Irish Government want to wreck my Valley and build a huge interchange where I meet the Valley. People will want to build houses, warehouses, filling stations and shops and soon there will be no Gabhra Valley and the houses will creep up my green slopes.
Tourist will be told - that was where I was.

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Save Skryne
Since the beginning and until the end of time.

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Any music that does not hurt me.

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Gone with the Wind - set in Tara. Films about protest

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Hurling - Cu Chulainn played it.

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The National Roads Authority, Meath County Council, Bertie Ahern, Dick Roche, Martin Cullen, Noel Dempsey - they want to kill me

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Left alone in peace for people to enjoy my beauty, the view and my beloved Skryne across my Valley

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Poets and musicians at Tara
Paul Muldoon, originally from Ireland but now a professor in Princeton, the Pulitzer prize winning poet will read his poetry on Tara on 24th August at 3.30pm. This is the first day of heritage week and he will be joined by Laoise Kelly (harper) and by Susan McKeown, musician and singer from Dublin but now living in New York and others. All welcome.
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Bodies required for body art event/ harpists at th Dail
The Campaign to Save Tara would like to officially announce that John Quigley, an internationally renowned aerial artist, as well as Stuart Townsend will be creating a piece of human aerial art on the Hill of Tara on Sunday 23rd September. People wanted to help create an aerial art event at Tara on that day - meeting at 3pm in the car park. Wear white Bring rain gear to sit on. Join us in creating a striking human aerial image to tell the world about the destruction of the Gabhra Valley. Photo will be created by internationally renowned aerial artist John Quigley. We need between 500-1000 people to spell out the words SAVE TARA VALLEY and the outline of a harp on the hill. To see John Quigley's work visit his website: http://www.spectralq.com/ To give you some background - the first suggestion of this event arose in March of this year when Stuart approached me. Then John Quigley and himself came back with a firmer suggestion in August. The original date was to be the 22nd Sept but that clashed with the Harpists event that is taking shape at present and spreading to America. We tried to change the date to 29th Sept but there were flight complications for those involved. A number of phone conversations took place between the co-ordinator of CST and John Quigley over the past week. Then we had a phone conferencing call last night with Stuart John and myself and filled the co-ordinator in on the result. We had a meeting tonight to iron out the details. We will need about 30 volunteers to help shape the people into letters as well. A press release will go out in the next few days. ////////////////////// The Campaign to Save Tara is pleased to help the organisers by issuing a press release on the following events. Contacts are within the email. Muireann Ní Bhrolcháin 087-9249510 http://www.savetara.com On Saturday 22nd September 2007 at 3 p.m. the harpers of Ireland will gather at Dáil Éireann to demonstrate publicly the strength of their opposition to the destruction of historic cultural sites at the Tara/Skryne Valley as a result of the current route of the M3 motorway. The harpers will assemble with their harps along Kildare Street, and will submit a petition to Minister John Gormley insisting he implement alternatives to the continued destruction which is taking place. Ireland is unique in having a musical instrument, the harp, as its national emblem. This indicates the primacy of the harp in Irish culture. The sites currently under threat are inextricably linked with the harping and bardic traditions for more than 2,500 years. Tara was the gathering place for thousands of harpers to 142 kings, and the harp was an integral part of the ancient Irish parliament at Tara. The harp has been used in the coat of arms of Ireland since 1270 and is the symbol of the Irish State today. It is found in the seals of the President, Taoiseach, Tánaiste, Government Ministers, on State currency and is the insignia of the Irish Law Courts. It is an outrage that the Irish people should be forced to choose between infrastructure and heritage. As a country we are embarrassed internationally by profit-driven, shortsighted planning as exemplified by the fact that World Monument Fund has placed Tara on its list of 100 most endangered sites worldwide. Many can rightly point out that it would be an archaeological loss, and a historical one. It is also a spiritual loss, since even before the conversion by St Patrick of Ireland’s High Kings it was a place where the Irish sought to express their spirituality. And significantly for us as a nation, it was the place of birth of Christianity in Ireland. The gathering of harpers says that it is also a musical and cultural loss and asserts that the sound of Tara’s harp will not be drowned by traffic jams and the cash registers of toll plazas. Further information from www.myspace.com/TaraHarpers Laoise Kelly Tel. 086 2603405 or laoise.kelly@face.ie Anne-Marie O’Farrell 01
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EU petitions committee visit Tara
Another extraordinary day! Conor Newman appointed to a new committee set up by the new Minister John Gormley on the henge at Lismullin. They had their first meeting today - and the the EU petitions committee visited Tara and Conor was there to meet them again. For a full report see Indymedia and the new photobucket. Here they are: http://www.indymedia.ie/article/83209 http://s168.photobucket.com/albums/u... But don't forget - you are needed to protest. People came over for the Solstice but they have gone home again now. Numbers are needed. Ring the Vigil number for information 086-1758557
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Rath Lugh Direct Action Camp
Hi all, As some of you may know, there is a direct action camp at Rath Lugh - this is line of protest now. There is a tunnel under the route of the M3 at this point. Troops need help, there are a number of students and Transition Year people up there now - please help them as they need more ...
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Sacred Well at Rath Lugh
Please click on http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hillof... .
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2 (4 photos)	A graphic for Tara (1 photos)	Destruction of Rath Lugh (24 photos)
Map of Meath Constituencies (1 photos)	My Album (34 photos)	My proposed destruction in pictures (6 photos)
New photos (1 photos)	Roestown and others (13 photos)	Sites being impacted by M3 route (27 photos)
Stuart Townsend at Tara October 10 2004 (11 photos)	Tara awareness March in Navan (12 photos)

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	Aaron Kelly I have an album dedicated to saving tara. We should be friends!!!
8 weeks ago



	Séamas Ó Sionnaigh Save Teamhair / Tara from the those who want us to forget who we are as a people - and rewrite our history and heritage! We are Irish / Gaels / Celts, and Tara is to us what Jerusalem is to Jews or Christians, Mecca to Muslims, the Golden Temple to the Sikhs or the Forbidden City to the Chinese. It is part of what identifies us as a people apart, and is bound up with our language, culture and history. Don't let the modern day apologists for being Irish, people who are secretly ashamed of being Irish and Gaelic and want nothing more than for all of us to become good, identikit, Anglo-Saxon Europeans to win...!
9 weeks ago



	Sam B Happy Summer Solstice everyone! It's a pity it doesn't feel like Midsummer here today with all this rain but I'm sure that doesn't stop Pagans celebrating =)
11 weeks ago



	Shane Halpin SAVE TARA FROM THE SELL OUTS!!
12 weeks ago



	Connolly Youth Movement Rally for a NO Vote Under the slogans of: Defend Worker & Migrant Rights! Against EU Militarisation! Resist Privatisation! 2pm - Saturday 7th of June At the EU Offices on Dawson St. All Leftist and Progressive Groups Welcome! Jointly organised by a coalition of youth activists from the Connolly Youth Movement, Ogra Shinn Féin and other young Socialists.*
13 weeks ago



	Elaine "UN Declaration of Indigenous Rights of Indigenous Peoples As adopted by the General Assembly on 13th September 2007. Includes : Article 7.2 "Indigenous peoples have the collective right to live in freedom, peace and security as distinct peoples" Article 8.1 "Indigenous peoples and individuals have the right not to be subjected to forced assimilation or destruction of their culture."
15 weeks ago



	Meath Sinn Fein Everyone add me!
16 weeks ago



	Jonny Hey how can I help!???!!!
17 weeks ago



	Mary Mc Donagh did the security men really wear bally clavas and go in during the night and beat use up???...
19 weeks ago



	Will St Leger Save Tara
19 weeks ago



	Audrey Ní Faoláin Hey anyone interested in actually doing something to protest the motorway go here http://taravalley.blogs.ie/ and dont worry it doesnt actually involve moving!!
20 weeks ago



	Mairead Kavanagh its a travesty! luv for tara
21 weeks ago



	Haselnüße would banners help?? like lovely painted banners with messages??
22 weeks ago



	Paddy Egan love in the higher heights, the spirit of our people shall never be broken... no matter how much we fight the wicked will put us down, keep the fire burning red hot, as the man burning spear say; all our eyes will see all our voice will hear- its a time of great tribulation for the people of this country..never give up, tara is precious to our hearts
23 weeks ago



	Josh McCormick feck d huers hoo want 2 wreck tara
23 weeks ago



	Galactic Butterfly I've been brought to tears twice now by what I've seen. This country is turning to shit. I'm sick of it, Our own government doesnt know what It means to be Irish. Ireland was invaded by The brits hundreds of years ago. Now its being invaded by the corporations. Are we as the youth of Ireland today gonna stand back and suck on the corporations teat or are we gonna fight for our cultural identity? I love this country with all my heart but look what the powers that be are doing what a disgrace and an embarassment. Shame on you, Fianna Fail, shame on you N.R.A., shame on you Ferrovial, shame on you S.I.A.C., shame on you Garda Siochana, oh and shame on you R.T.E. If they put this plan to a referendum it would never go ahead. Our government should not be representatives of us as Irish people they have filthy alterior motives at heart. It disgusts me It really does. Well done to all the people who camped out on the vigil, and all who opposed this tragedy, you are true celtic warriors. Slan
23 weeks ago



	Nathan N Hey there whats the story, was thinkin of headin down,whats the story with that anyone wanta come down ill be drivin from dublin if anyone is up for it
24 weeks ago



	Stephen Pugh- Mc Nulty tara should be saved to hell with the gorvement more people more power. so on . when did we irish fall behide if it was pepole house be all over the news how for does it go. i would love to camp there. if 1000 or more camped the it have importants or great kings came togeher stood together there and now we all should .
24 weeks ago



	Shauna Farrell im glad stuff seems to be happening again!! it really is time for action now. we can save this valley from ignorant greedy corporate destructors!
25 weeks ago



	Ted Bear love for tara!
25 weeks ago

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