Return-Path: Received: from mwinf3213.me.freeserve.com (mwinf3213.me.freeserve.com) by mwinb3501 (SMTP Server) with LMTP; Wed, 08 Aug 2007 11:24:25 +0200 X-Sieve: Server Sieve 2.2 Envelope-to: oliver@curranart.fsnet.co.uk Received: from me-wanadoo.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mwinf3213.me.freeserve.com (SMTP Server) with ESMTP id 69CD91C000A0 for ; Wed, 8 Aug 2007 11:24:25 +0200 (CEST) Received: from ms-smtp-02.rdc-kc.rr.com (ms-smtp-02.rdc-kc.rr.com [24.94.166.122]) by mwinf3213.me.freeserve.com (SMTP Server) with ESMTP id B77F31C00099 for ; Wed, 8 Aug 2007 11:24:24 +0200 (CEST) X-ME-UUID: 20070808092424751.B77F31C00099@mwinf3213.me.freeserve.com Received: from Welsh (CPE-75-86-166-144.wi.res.rr.com [75.86.166.144]) by ms-smtp-02.rdc-kc.rr.com (8.13.6/8.13.6) with SMTP id l789KKEY024250 for ; Wed, 8 Aug 2007 04:20:21 -0500 (CDT) Message-ID: <001301c7d99d$eb3413a0$90a6564b@Welsh> From: "Joan B. Welsh" To: "ocurranart" References: <012701c7d89e$92801b50$0201a8c0@pc0c0665f6e1df> <025201c7d941$bca99340$90a6564b@Welsh> <000a01c7d99a$dc2f3220$0201a8c0@pc0c0665f6e1df> Subject: Re: Destruction word is out Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2007 03:24:27 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0010_01C7D96B.A03319A0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3138 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine X-me-spamlevel: not-spam X-me-spamrating: 38.361089 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0010_01C7D96B.A03319A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable So terrible---monkeying around with TARA? Shocking!! ----- Original Message -----=20 From: ocurranart=20 To: Joan B. Welsh=20 Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2007 3:02 AM Subject: Re: Destruction word is out Its Ok for them to regenerate the battle of the Boyne site. ? www.newryabbey.com=20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Joan B. Welsh=20 To: ocurranart=20 Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2007 11:24 PM Subject: Re: Destruction word is out Oh, Lordy, Oliver, this is so terrible!! Thank you for shring this. = Wish I cld be there to help fight the Fight!=20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: ocurranart=20 To: Niall.Marshall@doeni.gov.uk ; ken.neill@doeni.gov.uk ; = james.harvey@doeni.gov.uk ; Kirby, Anthony ; Joan B. Welsh ; BRENDAN = BROTHER ; gerard.mcgivern@newryandmourne.gov.uk ; Susan Curd=20 Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 8:56 PM Subject: Fw: Destruction word is out www.newryabbey.com=20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: ocurranart=20 To: Niall.Marshall@doeni.gov.uk ; ken.neill@doeni.gov.uk ; = james.harvey@doeni.gov.uk ; Kirby, Anthony ; Joan B. Welsh ; BRENDAN = BROTHER ; gerard.mcgivern@newryandmourne.gov.uk ; Susan Curd ; coyle joe = ; Clare Butler-Henderson ; Colleen Flannery=20 Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2007 3:34 AM Subject: Destruction word is out Friends, Word is out that the "dismantling, and preserving as record" of = the Ancient "Royal Temple" at Lismullin will go ahead on Tuesday 7th = August=20 At 5am!=20 This monument site will be gone. Forever.=20 This is an illegal action!=20 Minister Gormley continues to show contempt for the law!=20 The European Commission has sent several warnings to the Irish = government, yet Minister Gormley continues to flout the law - to show = contempt for EU Commission by openly defying it and disobeying the law. = How many times must Minister Gormley be told that he has the final = authority to stop work on the M3 and to call a moratorium on the = destruction at Tara?=20 Contact: Tara solidarity vigil no. (00353) 861758557 Pass the word along to your networks! Ask them to join the vigil! Become a legal observer. Bring = camcorder or camera. The vigil camp always needs food, financial, moral and spiritual = support. Here is an overview written by Fionnuala Devlin, a Dubliner now = living in Berlin, who has long been active in raising awareness of the = crisis at Tara. In fact, it was through her efforts that I heard about = it . I was late to join the effort, because, at the time, I believed = that this kind of desecration of heritage wouldn't be allowed to happen = in Ireland! As said before Newryabbey got much the same treatment, & = it goes on, sadly most in Newry wouldnt know about Newry being the first = Tara ever written about, none have a clue as to where it even is,the = Tara site that is,!! & When the likes of Ken Pullin,secretary of the = Ulster Archaeological Society says stuff like, " Bagenal's tower house = or not," I couldn't tell you ? yet his hand went up at the beginning of = the thing, & then we have the sweet words from Richard Needham, the = former Northern Ireland Office minister.who no doubt got paid when he = opened the Newry Abbey Choir as a Bagenals Castle In 2004, En quote = Richard " I have no idea whether it was a castle or not - probably = not, knowing the history of Ireland." www.newryabbey.com=20 Overview on Tara=20 By Fionnuala Devlin of Protect-Tara.org http://www.protect-tara.org / Up until May of this year, the fight to protect the ancient = landscape of Tara from the M3 motorway was seen by many as being a lost = cause. The Irish government ignored all pleas on Tara's behalf, = including a joint-letter signed internationally by 350 academics = emphasising what a unique cultural treasure the Tara landscape is, not = just for Ireland, but for the world. The plight of Tara began to receive = less and less press coverage. The stage looked set for the M3 = double-tolled four-lane motorway. On April 30th, the Minister for = Transport, Martin Cullen, officially turned the first sod for = construction on the motorway to begin. However anyone familiar with the = story of Tara knows there is no place in Ireland with a more dramatic = and flamboyant history, and as if on cue, the very day after the = minister's visit, archaeologists announced that at Lismullin in the Tara = valley, a site of national monument status had been discovered smack in = the middle of the motorway's path. The site is an enormous find, both = literally - it is the size of three football fields, and in terms of its = significance. Archaeologists believe the site, which is a wooden henge, = was a pagan ceremonial temple used by the ancient kings and queens.=20 After a recent Irish general election, a coalition government was = formed between the ruling Fianna Fail party and some smaller parties, = including the Greens. In the ensuing cabinet reshuffle, the Minister of = Environment and Heritage, Dick Roche, lost his post, and was replaced by = John Gormley of the Green Party. However Minister Roche's last official = act was to order that the site at Lismullin should be 'preserved by = record', that is, photographed, noted down, and then bulldozed through = and cemented over, in effect, completely demolished. The new incoming = Minister, previously a staunch supporter of Tara, insisted that he must = abide by that order. Yet opposition parties claim he does in fact have = the legal right to override the decision of his predecessor, he simply = does not have the will to do so. As the situation stands, the royal = Celtic temple at Lismullin is set to be destroyed. A troubling event also happened at the beginning of July. An = ancient burial ground at Baronstown in the Tara valley, believed by = expert archaeologists to also warrant the status of national monument, = was razed by heavy construction machinery in the middle of the night. = Thousands of years of heritage destroyed under cover of darkness in a = few hours.=20 Campaigners continue to do all they can to have the motorway = rerouted and to prevent the destruction of this unique area. A small = number of protesters camping at Tara have managed to block heavy = construction machinery on a daily basis, and continue to do a wonderful = job protecting the sites. The first arrests happened in July, when seven = protesters were arrested, four of whom refused bail conditions and spent = time in jail. The terrible irony is that they were arrested for trying = to prevent illegal work. The European Union Commissioner, Stavros Dimas, = wrote to the Irish government in June warning that continuing work on = the M3 motorway after the archaeological discovery at Lismullin is = illegal within EU law. A letter was also sent by the important European = Union Petitions Committee demanding that all work be halted on the = project immediately. In June, Tara was also placed on the World Monument = Fund's list of most endangered heritage sites. However, so far the Irish = government is doing what it has done so consistently - continuing to = ignore the great national and international outcry at the senseless = destruction of the Tara valley. Tara has seen many battles over the last five thousand years, but = no battle has posed a greater danger than the one it is embroiled in = now. Its enemy is, the Orwellian titled, Minister for Environment and = Heritage, and those behind him. Its champions are the many people who = know that a motorway through this ancient, royal and holy valley is a = desecration that they will do their utmost to prevent.=20 www.newryabbey.com ------=_NextPart_000_0010_01C7D96B.A03319A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
So terrible---monkeying around with = TARA?=20 Shocking!!
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 ocurranart
Sent: Wednesday, August 08, = 2007 3:02=20 AM
Subject: Re: Destruction word = is=20 out

Its Ok for them to = regenerate=20 the battle of the Boyne site. ?
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Joan = B. Welsh=20
To: ocurranart
Sent: Tuesday, August 07, = 2007 11:24=20 PM
Subject: Re: Destruction word = is=20 out

Oh, Lordy, Oliver, this is so = terrible!! Thank=20 you for shring this. Wish I cld be there to help fight the Fight!=20
----- Original Message ----- =
From:=20 ocurranart
To: Niall.Marshall@doeni.gov.uk=20 ; ken.neill@doeni.gov.uk = ; james.harvey@doeni.gov.uk = ; Kirby, Anthony ; Joan = B. Welsh=20 ; BRENDAN = BROTHER ; gerard.mcgivern@new= ryandmourne.gov.uk=20 ; Susan Curd
Sent: Monday, August 06, = 2007 8:56=20 PM
Subject: Fw: Destruction = word is=20 out

 
----- Original Message -----=20
From: = ocurranart
To: Niall.Marshall@doeni.gov.uk=20 ; ken.neill@doeni.gov.uk = ; james.harvey@doeni.gov.uk = ; Kirby, Anthony ; Joan = B. Welsh=20 ; BRENDAN = BROTHER ; gerard.mcgivern@new= ryandmourne.gov.uk=20 ; Susan Curd ; coyle=20 joe ; Clare=20 Butler-Henderson ; Colleen Flannery =
Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2007 3:34 AM
Subject: Destruction word is out

Friends,
Word=20 is out that the "dismantling, and preserving as record" of the = Ancient=20 "Royal Temple" at Lismullin will go ahead on Tuesday 7th = August=20
At=20 5am!
This=20 monument site will be gone. Forever.
This=20 is an illegal action!
Minister Gormley continues to show contempt for = the=20 law!
The=20 European Commission has sent several warnings to the Irish = government, yet=20 Minister Gormley continues to flout the law - to show contempt for = EU=20 Commission by openly defying it and disobeying the law. How many = times=20 must Minister Gormley be told that he has the final authority to = stop work=20 on the M3 and to call a moratorium on the destruction at = Tara?=20

Contact: Tara solidarity vigil no. (00353)=20 861758557
Pass=20 the word along to your networks!
Ask=20 them to join the vigil!=20   Become a legal=20 observer. Bring camcorder or camera.
The=20 vigil camp always needs food, financial, moral and spiritual=20 support.

Here is an overview written by Fionnuala = Devlin, a=20 Dubliner now living in Berlin, who has long been active in raising = awareness of the crisis at Tara. In fact, it was through her = efforts that=20 I heard about it . I was late to join the effort, because, at the = time, I=20 believed that this kind of desecration of heritage wouldn't be = allowed to=20 happen in Ireland!    As said before = Newryabbey got=20 much the same treatment, & it goes on, sadly most in Newry = wouldnt=20 know about Newry being the first Tara ever written about, none = have a clue=20 as to where it even is,the Tara site that is,!!   &=20  When the likes of Ken Pullin,secretary of the Ulster = Archaeological=20 Society says stuff like,  "  Bagenal's tower house = or not,"=20  I couldn't tell you ? yet his hand went up at the beginning = of the=20 thing, & then we have the sweet words from Richard = Needham,=20 the former Northern Ireland Office minister.who no doubt got paid = when he=20 opened the Newry Abbey Choir as a Bagenals Castle In 2004,  = En quote=20 Richard  "  I have no idea whether it was a castle or = not -=20 probably not, knowing the history of Ireland."   = www.newryabbey.com=20

Overview on Tara
By=20 Fionnuala Devlin
of=20 Protect-Tara.org
http://www.protect-tara.org=20 /

Up=20 until May of this year, the fight to protect the ancient landscape = of Tara=20 from the M3 motorway was seen by many as being a lost cause. The = Irish=20 government ignored all pleas on Tara=92s behalf, including a = joint-letter=20 signed internationally by 350 academics emphasising what a unique = cultural=20 treasure the Tara landscape is, not just for Ireland, but for the = world.=20 The plight of Tara began to receive less and less press coverage. = The=20 stage looked set for the M3 double-tolled four-lane motorway. On = April=20 30th, the Minister for Transport, Martin Cullen, officially turned = the=20 first sod for construction on the motorway to begin. However = anyone=20 familiar with the story of Tara knows there is no place in Ireland = with a=20 more dramatic and flamboyant history, and as if on cue, the very = day after=20 the minister=92s visit, archaeologists announced that at Lismullin = in the=20 Tara valley, a site of national monument status had been = discovered smack=20 in the middle of the motorway=92s path. The site is an enormous = find, both=20 literally =96 it is the size of three football fields, and in = terms of its=20 significance. Archaeologists believe the site, which is a wooden = henge,=20 was a pagan ceremonial temple used by the ancient kings and = queens.=20

After=20 a recent Irish general election, a coalition government was formed = between=20 the ruling Fianna Fail party and some smaller parties, including = the=20 Greens. In the ensuing cabinet reshuffle, the Minister of = Environment and=20 Heritage, Dick Roche, lost his post, and was replaced by John = Gormley of=20 the Green Party. However Minister Roche=92s last official act was = to order=20 that the site at Lismullin should be =91preserved by record=92, = that is,=20 photographed, noted down, and then bulldozed through and cemented = over, in=20 effect, completely demolished. The new incoming Minister, = previously a=20 staunch supporter of Tara, insisted that he must abide by that = order. Yet=20 opposition parties claim he does in fact have the legal right to = override=20 the decision of his predecessor, he simply does not have the will = to do=20 so. As the situation stands, the royal Celtic temple at Lismullin = is set=20 to be destroyed.

A=20 troubling event also happened at the beginning of July. An ancient = burial=20 ground at Baronstown in the Tara valley, believed by expert = archaeologists=20 to also warrant the status of national monument, was razed by = heavy=20 construction machinery in the middle of the night. Thousands of = years of=20 heritage destroyed under cover of darkness in a few hours. =

Campaigners continue to do all they can to have = the=20 motorway rerouted and to prevent the destruction of this unique = area. A=20 small number of protesters camping at Tara have managed to block = heavy=20 construction machinery on a daily basis, and continue to do a = wonderful=20 job protecting the sites. The first arrests happened in July, when = seven=20 protesters were arrested, four of whom refused bail conditions and = spent=20 time in jail. The terrible irony is that they were arrested for = trying to=20 prevent illegal work. The European Union Commissioner, Stavros = Dimas,=20 wrote to the Irish government in June warning that continuing work = on the=20 M3 motorway after the archaeological discovery at Lismullin is = illegal=20 within EU law. A letter was also sent by the important European = Union=20 Petitions Committee demanding that all work be halted on the = project=20 immediately. In June, Tara was also placed on the World Monument = Fund=92s=20 list of most endangered heritage sites. However, so far the Irish=20 government is doing what it has done so consistently =96 = continuing to=20 ignore the great national and international outcry at the = senseless=20 destruction of the Tara valley.

Tara=20 has seen many battles over the last five thousand years, but no = battle has=20 posed a greater danger than the one it is embroiled in now. Its = enemy is,=20 the Orwellian titled, Minister for Environment and Heritage, and = those=20 behind him. Its champions are the many people who know that a = motorway=20 through this ancient, royal and holy valley is a desecration that = they=20 will do their utmost to prevent.
www.newryabbey.com=20 =
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