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		IN THIS ISSUE
=== Foreword
=== News Snaps from Ireland 
=== New free resources at the site
=== An Evening in Lisdoonvarna by Kimberly Burke
=== The Threat to the Hill of Tara by R. McElroy
=== My Roots - a poem by Christy Patrick
=== New hand-drawn Maps of Kerry, Cork and Clare
=== Gaelic Phrases of the Month
=== Monthly free competition result

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FOREWORD
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NEWS SNAPS FROM IRELAND
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NORTHERN IRELAND PEACE TALKS ARE STALLED

Efforts to revive the Northern Ireland peace 
process have taken a major blow with the 
announcement by the Chief of the NI Police 
Service that the recent massive Northern Bank 
Robbery was conducted by the IRA.

Despite protestations by both Sinn Fein and 
the IRA itself that they were not behind the 
STG£ 23M robbery, both the Irish and English 
Governments have reacted by criticizing both 
Sinn Fein and the IRA, calling for an end 
to all paramilitary criminal activity before 
real progress in the North can be made. 

The Northern Assembly (parliament) has been 
suspended for over two years and is unlikely to 
be restored anytime soon, given the current 
political climate of distrust. The majority 
Unionist DUP has already cut off all links 
with Sinn Fein because of the robbery. 

IRISH TRAFFIC SIGNS CHANGE FROM MPH TO KM

Over 58,000 new traffic signs have been put in 
place all over Ireland as the changeover from 
miles to kilometres was enacted. Speed limits in 
built up residential areas have been reduced 
while speeds on the faster motorways have been 
sightly increased.

HOUSE PRICE GROWTH SLOWS DOWN

A recent report on the overall increase in house 
prices in Ireland has shown a slowing down of the 
increases. Prices grew by 8.2% in 2004, compared 
to 13.4% in 2003. Despite recent predictive 
reports that the Irish property market is 
over-valued and is likely to see a major downward 
correction, prices continue to rise.

The Irish Central Bank has predicted a 'soft 
landing' for the property market as prices 
continue to increase but at a vastly reduced 
level that the recent big gains.

SMALL COUNTRY PUBS ARE SOLD IN WAKE OF SMOKING BAN

Pub licences are being bought out in remote rural 
towns and villages by supermarkets and business 
concerns who want to set up off-licences in busier 
urban areas instead. Publicans have complained 
that their trade is down by at least 25% as a 
result of last years smoking ban legislation. 
Garage owners are also buying up the licences as 
they convert their promises into 'one-stop-shops' 
for food, drink, groceries as well as petrol.

Consumption of cigarettes has fallen by over 17% 
since the ban was introduced. A similar ban has 
already been mandated in Italy while England is 
also preparing new regulations to outlaw smoking 
in pubs and hotels.

LONG-HAUL BUDGET AIRLINE A POSSIBILITY

The three executives who recently quit Aer Lingus 
may set up a transatlantic budget airline. Reports 
suggest that the three executives who turned 
around the fortunes of the national airline are 
planning to buy up to 10 aircraft to operate as 
a 'no frills' carrier.

CORK IS EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE

Cork has assumed the mantle of 'Capital of Culture' 
for 2005. A huge parade and firework display 
attended by a crowd of over 26,00 spectators 
launched the campaign which will see cultural 
events being held in the city throughout the year.

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AN EVENING IN LISDOONVARNA	by Kimberly Burke
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Though excited by the prospect of being in a 
different part of Ireland that evening, 
Lisdoonvarna seemed a bit sleepy when we 
arrived. 'Sunday nights are supposed to be 
good for music and dancing, right?' my 
husband Eric asked as we drove through town to 
find the Marchmont B&B. 'Looks a bit quiet 
tonight,' he added as we parked and liberated 
our luggage from the car.

We'd left the wild beauty of Connemara that 
morning and the current landscape (the same type 
that thrilled us upon our arrival in Ireland) 
seemed uninspiring and conventional, adding to 
our growing concern that this night might be a 
bit of a let-down. Eileen Barrett met us with the 
usual Irish grace and friendliness that we'd grown 
so fond of and then showed us to our room. We 
inquired if she knew of any live music being 
played in town that night. She said she wasn't 
aware of anything but to try the sport pub. We 
walked the short distance to the pub. No music. 
We stayed for a pint ('See? The evening isn't 
going to be complete flop,' Eric pointed out) and 
to watch a bit of television. The barman suggested 
we try Lynch's Hotel and see if anything might be 
happening there. 

So we sauntered off, already feeling better having 
one under our belts. To our great surprise and 
happiness, the pub at Lynch's was hopping with all 
sorts of folk ­ kids, young adults, older adults, 
maybe even a dog. Above the door was a birthday 
banner for Brigid and just inside a couple of 
fellows were setting up their band equipment. 'A 
birthday party ­ fun!' quipped Eric. 'But we 
haven't been invited,' I protested. The barman 
quickly assured us that we were as welcome as if 
we'd lived there all our lives and proceeded to 
inquire after our drinking needs. 

Eric wondered if there might be a whiskey he'd 
previously overlooked and asked the barman what 
his favorite was. Without a word he went to the 
storage room and brought out a bottle of Jameson 
Crested 10 for Eric to try. 'Brilliant' was the 
verdict. 

We settled in with our drinks and watched the 
locals visit with each other while we waited for 
the music to start. Once it did, Brigid 
(apparently she worked for the hotel) and several 
friends commenced dancing. Watching a birthday 
celebrant having a complete blast at their own 
party has always made me happy and I felt 
privileged to witness this same joy while in a 
different country.

Eventually I needed to visit the toilet. While 
washing my hands, a girl of about 10 years was 
filling up a squirt gun in the other basin. 'Is 
that to get your brother with?' I asked her. 'How 
do you know I have a brother?' she demanded with 
an astonished look. I replied that when I was her 
age, I had filled up a squirt gun or two with my 
brother being the intended target. She grinned and 
confessed that she had already gotten him in the 
pants so it looked like he had wet them. We both 
had a good giggle over that. 

I returned to our seat to find that Eric had 
abandoned it for the dance floor. A woman in a 
lavender jacket (we never got her name) either 
took pity on him for being alone or felt brave 
enough to ask the Yank to dance. Either way, they 
looked like they were having fun. When the song 
was over, the women rushed over to assure me that 
her intentions were good and not to worry. I 
wasn't, but it was a nice gesture on her part. 

At one point the band launched into a song that 
sounded a lot like a Gordon Lightfoot song we 
like. So at the next break we asked them about it 
and got a bit of a history lesson about Bobby 
Sands (the song was 'I Wish I Was Back in Derry') 
and the hunger strikes. When they played 
'Fisherman's Blues” by the Waterboys, we raced for 
the dance area, anxious to move along with one of 
our favorite songs. Practically everyone danced 
and smiles were plentiful. We felt like we 
belonged and were sad when the song ended.

As we were making our way through the crowd to 
leave when the party ended, Eric felt a tug on his 
sleeve. He looked over and there was Eileen! With a 
playful grin on her face, she asked us to leave the 
light on for her. 'No problem' we told her as we 
headed out into the chilly night. As we walked (or 
was it wobbled?) back to our B&B, we noted with 
great satisfaction that the evening had not been as 
quiet, nor indeed disappointing as we'd originally 
feared. In fact, it was one of the most enjoyable 
evenings we spent while in Ireland. And though we'd 
probably never be able to recreate the series of 
events that transpired that Sunday night in May of 
2003, I'd like to think we could pop back into the 
pub at Lynch's someday and still feel the magical 
warmth of that evening.

Kimberly Burke
Newark, Ohio, USA

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THE THREAT TO THE HILL OF TARA 
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			      by Roibeard McElroy
'Tara's Prayer'

Protect the soul of Eireann
whose mystic mantra is sounding gaunt
save the bearer of the Brehon Laws
whose chasms are forgotten haunts

Save the soul of the mystic Danaan
our history and the Gaelic seal
guard the glory of ages spannin'
whose Zeniths blazed with potent zeal

Protect the Hill of Tara
whose fabric was brocade and brooch
Save its treasure trove
where sullen barons encroach

Protect the homestead once so regal
when Ollamh Fodhla was renowned
Save the bastion of Eireann
where High Kings and glory were crowned!


Heritage is something deeply embedded in the 
hearts of each nation and people around the world. 
It's something which is integral to a people and 
their development, character, identity, 
well-being and evolution, culturally, 
psychologically, intrinsically and otherwise. If 
the 'Godfather' or 'Patron' of a nations' heritage 
were under threat, akin to, hypothetically for 
instance, the 'Valley of the Kings in Egypt', the 
current Egyptian people and all right thinking 
people would be indignant and confounded in a wave 
of dissension. Yet, this scenario is at present, 
looming like a 'Sword of Damocles' over the vale 
and glorious Hill of Tara in Ireland. A Plan is on 
the table of the current Government Minister, 
emanating from the National Roads Authority, to 
construct a tolled Motorway, which will carve like 
a Grim Reaper through this premier gala of 
monuments and violate it for evermore. 
The 'Godfather of Eireann's spiritual core and 
mass' could be wiped out as a result of this 
'fit of madness' and societal disrespect and 
obliviousness to the wonder of Tara.   

The Hill of Tara is the most ancient and revered 
site of ancient Ireland and her mythology. It 
dates back some five thousand years and has been 
the staging post for many events throughout her 
pre-history and recent history: it is a treasure 
trove - a goldmine - of archaeological riches 
(probably the greatest collection in Europe), 
even a candidate for the buried Ark of the 
Covenant, whose main mound was profanely dug 
beneath by British Israelites in the 1890's, was 
the Coronation Seat and abode of the High Kings 
of Ireland for around a thousand years - the 
soul of the nation - and has seen and been witness 
to some major recent events, e.g. it is the site 
of a mass grave dating from the 1798 rebellion and 
in the nineteenth century was the gala setting in 
1843 for one of Daniel O'Connell's famous 
gatherings known as 'Monster Meetings'. In short, 
the very soul of Eireann which carries an energy 
much like the spiritual psyche of its people. 

In circa. eight century BC, the first Gaelic High 
King was believed to be crowned here - Eremon, a 
Milesian - according to all the ancient chronicles, 
and this continued for more than a thousand years. 
Some mythologists believe it may have been the 
seat of the previous Fir Bolg Kings also. It was 
around the eight century BC that the laws and 
customs of Eireann were enacted - vis-a-vis - the 
Brehon Laws by the legendary Ollamh Fodhla - a 
sage and erudite man. He also established a 
Triennial Parliament and Feis - the Feis taking 
place every Samhain (Halloween). These laws - a 
Gaelic legal system, were the envy of Europe for 
their equity and acclaimed as the most progressive 
in medieval Europe. They survived intact until the 
early 1600's when they were finally made obsolete 
by the destruction of Gaelic Ireland after the 
Elizabethan Wars. 

Tara is probably an anglo-Saxon corruption of 
Teamhair which meant 'Holy Place', although the 
mythology states Teamhair was a contracted form 
of Teamur meaning 'Tea's House' (Tea being the 
wife of Eremon). The Brehon Laws themselves were 
written down by King Cormac Mac Art in circa. 
third century A.D., the most famous of the High 
Kings, when Tara was at the very pinnacle and 
Zenith of its acclaim and glory.

Tara has always been synonymous with an oft talked 
about monument in Gaelic Chronicles - the Lia 
Fail (the Stone of Destiny) which according to 
legend would cry out when a rightful claimant to 
the throne would kick it with his foot. Legend 
had it, that it was brought to Ireland from Egypt 
and was the original Jacob's Pillar - properly 
called  Bethel's Stone. Essentially it was a 
Pillar stone, much akin to a phallic symbol! 
The Scots testify it was brought to Scotland by 
Saint Columcille/Columba and was the famous 
Coronation Stone - The Stone of Scone - which 
King Edward Longshanks pillaged and took to 
London in the late 1200's . However, it is more 
probable that this was a duplicate stone with 
the real one still in place on Tara!

One of Tara's main features is the so-called 
'Mound of Niall of the Nine Hostages' (Duma na 
ngiall) - a neolithic Passage Tomb - and the 
only monument extant to have stood the test of 
time, as this was associated with, a rendezvous 
for 'Hostage exchange' and the founder of the 
Southern Ui Niall clan. It was beneath this 
mound that British Israelites carried out 
excavations in the 1890's for the legendary Ark 
of the Covenant having been given permission by 
Mr. Briscoe, who owned the land on which the Hill 
was located. Whether they found anything or 
destroyed invaluable archaeology waiting to be 
discovered, we'll never know! It was this act 
which caused the poet WB Yeats to protest with 
great indignation. In near proximity to the mound 
is an enclosure consisting of a ditch with a bank, 
in which some sort of Iron Forgery was used, as 
leftover products from Iron production have been 
found there. 

Tara was also the scene of many other events from 
Eireann's ancient and pre-history. For example: 
Conn of the 100 battles run - so named because he 
literally was prodigious in battle and was 
constantly at war with the northeastern Dalriada 
(second century A.D.). In addition, it is where 
Saint Patrick in c. 432 met King Laoghaire in a 
kind of tete-a-tete of the time and was also the 
starting point for the five main roads or Sli of 
Ireland - pilgrim routes. It was the hubbub, the 
epicentre of the Ireland of the day, the political 
capital of the country, the glorious maelstrom 
surging and rising like a great crescendo 
illuminating everything on its path. In its 
apotheosis, it had no peers and was unsurpassable 
and its glory and reputation stretched like a 
giant tentacle far beyond the shores of Eireann! 

So how then, one may ask, can such a vista be 
unfurled before us: that such a sacred and magical 
place is under threat and endangered with 
destruction, essentially at the stroke of a pen? 
Well firstly, it must be stated that this 
potential dark panorama is a macrocosm of the 
systematic and ongoing destruction of Irish 
heritage which has been occurring hitherto and 
seems to be accelerating at a greater rate all the 
time. To date, 34% of the heritage has been 
systematically wiped out - the perpetrators 
being: Road Developers, Building Contractors, some 
greedy farmers with the direct collusion of the 
State, as in the guise of the Department of the 
Environment. It has manifested itself right across 
the board - as if medieval pirates are at work 
ravaging and scouring the countryside - tearing 
asunder: Ring Forts (as in Promontory Forts), 
Dolmens, Fairy Forts, Standing Stones, Cairns, 
Mounds or what are also known in Ireland as 
Tumulus, Holy Wells, and even Ogham Stones 
(ancient stones on which are inscribed Gaelic 
alphabet) and ancient churches. The phenomenon - 
if it could be called that - shows no mercy or 
remorse in its path, despoiling all heritage in 
its midst, displaying wanton disregard in its 
wake. 'Heritage at risk' have said that if it 
continues at this rate, there will be no heritage
left in a hundred years! the worst example of 
this occurrence, would be the dissection of the 
Hill of Tara and its environs by this proposed 
Motorway! Many eminent Archaeologists have stated 
in dismay, that it would deny them the chance of 
unearthing more of the, as yet, undiscovered 
archeology of the place - never mind the major 
30 or so sites, - which make up its present 
archaeological complex - being destroyed!

Secondly, the whole issue of cost effectiveness, 
along with 'The make the quick buck' syndrome, 
which is such a symptom of modern life, also 
accounts for this dark spectre on the 
countryside and landscape of Ireland. The 
momentum of this 'onrushing tide of progress' is 
totally ruthless in its sway and seems intent on 
sweeping everything before it like a battering 
ram.

I, like anyone else, do not object to a motorway 
or addressing the major problem of travelling to 
and from Dublin . All we propose is merely 
re-routing the motorway, to bypass Tara and the 
Skreen Valley (which was an Ecclesiastical centre 
from the twelfth Century) to preserve and
safeguard this genuine emblem of world heritage. 
However, the National Roads Authority, who in 
their blinkered 'rose-tinted' short-sightedness, 
have commissioned this plan, refuse to yield an 
inch or deviate one iota, to placate all concerned 
that the sanctity of Tara be safeguarded.

There are only a few sites in Ireland which are 
World Heritage UNESCO designated sites. Skellig 
Michael Rock, off Kerry is one. The Boyne Valley 
Passage Tombs (Newgrange) is another.

There is a possibility of Clonmacnoise Monastery 
being nominated by the Government (whose 
responsibility it is!) but remarkably and 
significantly Tara is not on that list nor has 
it ever been earmarked. This is all the more 
remarkable and indeed ironic, considering its 
neighbour - the Boyne Valley - is on the list. 
It also demonstrates a total stupidity and 
dereliction of duty on the part of the Government, 
moreover, illustrating their total lack of 
priority for heritage in their programme. Even, 
if they 'saw the light', it would probably take 
a while to get UNESCO designation, as their is a 
list of criterion to be met, which takes time to 
be processed. So alas, this option for Tara is 
not feasible! 

So, in conclusion, the Tara/Skreen Valley, of 
which the Hill of Tara and its environs form 
the apex is under jeopardy. If the Government 
approves the current plans then Ireland's 
'Valley of the Kings' is faced with imminent 
peril. Would this be tolerated if Egypts' 
'Valley of the Kings' was under threat? 

We should take an example from Native American 
tribes who've fought successfully to protect 
heritage and what they call 'Sacred Sites'. The 
Hill of Tara and the Tara/Skreen Valley is one 
of those 'Sacred Sites.' The dark scythe which 
has seared and severed so much of our heritage 
is lurking over the very soul of Ireland. It 
must not happen, surely it cannot happen, 
if you demand it doesn't happen.

Roibeard McElroy


editors note:

Many thanks to Roibeard for his article. This 
topic is the subject of some debate in Ireland at 
the moment with environmentalists and archaeologists 
squaring up against the Government.

As with many things in life it is pretty easy to 
see validity with the views of both sides of the 
argument. Roibeard has expressed several of the 
views of those who want the new motorway relocated. 
It is fair to say that those who are proposing the 
new motorway development would take severe issue 
with some of his assertions.

We recently had an email from a reader who said it 
was a disgrace that the Hill of Tara was going to be 
dug up and a new road run through the middle of it! 
She failed to realise that the new motorway is 
actually further away from the Hill itself than the 
existing road. Opponents of the plan want the new 
road completely relocated away from any possible, 
as yet undiscovered relics. Motorists want to be 
able to use a decent motorway and not spend hours 
every week stuck in unnecessary traffic jams.

There are views and opinions on both sides, some 
of which are expressed in the article above. You 
are invited to find out more and judge for 
yourself.

Michael

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MY ROOTS		       by Christy Patrick
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My roots lay here 
in the land of the brave and the free
But my heart lays in the land across the sea
In a land that my eyes have never seen
In a place that I seen many times, 
but only in dreams
In a land of Celtic Warriors, 
and fields of green
In a land where history 
still lives and breaths
In a land where Mother Nature is said to live
For the beauty of this land is quite unsaid
History and Nature all as one
In a place called Ireland

By Christy Patrick

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GAELIC PHRASES OF THE MONTH
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PHRASE: 		Buchaill/cailin maith!
PRONOUNCED:	boo-kill/coll-een mott
MEANING:		Good boy/girl!

PHRASE:		Stad!
PRONOUNCED:	stadd
MEANING:		Stop!

PHRASE:			Na dean sin!
PRONOUNCED:	nah dane shin
MEANING:		Don't do that!



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