An exceptionally worthwhile cause so if you do nothing else after arriving here please spend a minute signing, and help [...]]]> Tarawatch have just started a new online petition and are looking for one million signatures to help save the Hill of Tara. The petition will be submitted to the UN Headquarters in New York City.

An exceptionally worthwhile cause so if you do nothing else after arriving here please spend a minute signing, and help reach that target!

Enter your name and where you live (this gives it validity), and optionally add your thoughts.
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The relevance of the Hill of Tara shouldn’t need to be justified – it is simply one of Irelands most ancient and important heritage sites. Sweeping it away is something the neanderthals might have done, surely we are more sophisticated in our thinking this day and age.

‘Why you think it is the responsibility of the UN to protect the Hill of Tara?’
The UN can stand back from what is currently happening and look at it more objectively. They can bring better vision and foresight, and can point out to Ireland the importance and value of protecting Ireland’s heritage.

There’s a click box if you want to receive ‘Care2 Action Alerts’ – I turned it off.

and an option to ‘Spread the word’ where you can tell 5 of your email contacts about the issue.

Tarawatch are at the forefront of the fight to save the Hill of Tara, and they need support from the Irish and Irish descent around the world. If this is new to you you can get the story here.

Here’s the link to the petition again: add your name, and help save Irelands heritage.

Maybe it’s what we don’t know, or possibly it’s to do with age and mythology, but whatever [...]]]> There’s something about the Hill of Tara that instinctively makes you feel it’s at the core of Irelands heritage, that it’s part of the spirit of Ireland, and that somehow it links us all through its ancient history.

Maybe it’s what we don’t know, or possibly it’s to do with age and mythology, but whatever it is there is an inner sense that tells us we should be looking after it.

Hill of Tara contains a number of ancient monuments, and, according to tradition, was the seat of Árd Rí na hÉireann, or the High King of Ireland. It’s also thought it was the political and spiritual capital of Ireland from the time of the first Celtic influence until the 1169 invasion of Richard de Clare. The complete story of the wider area around Hill of Tara remains untold, and there is still a lot to be learnt.

TaraWatch has submitted a complaint to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, seeking intervention by the UN. Maybe there’s hope that further destruction can be averted and the basis for the intervention is explained in detail at the TaraWatch website.

In truth, the rerouting of a planned motorway shouldn’t be beyond the capability of man, and any minister of government who puts aside the them and us mentality and makes this decision would surely have the ‘feel good factor’ in the long run. I know I wouldn’t want to be questioning what i’d done in the calmer light of day – and hardly a good epitaph!

We should collectively cherish the Hill of Tara as one of the great symbols of our history, be proud of what it represents, preserve it unspoilt for tourists and those of Irish heritage to enjoy, and protect it for the benefit of future generations.

Time to put the tiger on a diet!

SAVE TARA – Sign the Petition to Unesco.
(The iPetitions donation is voluntary – your signature and comment will be recorded regardless.)

Smithsonian puts Hill of Tara on list of endangered must-sees

Discovery Programme: Tara is one of the best-known and important ancient sites in Ireland.

Hill of Tara nominated for World Heritage Site status