Fighting for the High Kings

Lawyer and activist Vincent Salafia, 41, has been a strong and passionate voice in the movement to preserve historic sites in Ireland. Most notably, he’s the spokesman for TaraWatch, the group that has been leading the battle against the construction of the 70-mile, four-lane M3 motorway close to the Hill of Tara, seat of the ancient high kings of Ireland and a national monument site at Lismullin, Co. Meath. He recently answered questions from the Informer’s Rose Foley about his activism.

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" We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors ; we borrow it from our children "

Indian Proverb

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the Five Roads from Tara -

		The Annals of the Four Masters says that five roads to Tara, which had never been seen before were discovered on the night of Conn's birth.^[1] c 123-157 A.D.,,
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Druid Roads	MORE

TARA

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As from the great heart and centre of the Irish Kingdom, five great arteries or roads radiated from Tara to the various parts of the country the Slighe Cualann, which ran toward the present County Wicklow, the Slighe Mor, the great Western road, which ran via Dublin to Galway, the Slight Asail which ran near the present Mullingar, the Slighe Dala which ran southwest, and the Slighe Midluachra, the Northern road. "Great, noble and beautiful truly was our Tara of the Kings."

http://homepage.eircom.net/~kthomas/history/Histroy5.htm

Airne Fingein
"Fingen's Nightwatch"

While atop Druim Fingein one Samain Eve, Fíngen mac Luchta receives a visit from Rothníam, an otherworld woman who is accustomed to visit him every year at that time to tell him of all the wonders that take place in Ireland and the otherworld. On this night, she tells him that she has fifty wonders (buada) to relate, though she mentions only twelve or so in the course of the tale. [The numbers in the list below refer to the paragraph numbers in Vendryes' edition.]

(1) Conn is born tonight, she says, to Feidlimid mac Tuathail Techtmair, the king of Ireland. Conn will rule all Ireland and he will be the progenitor of a long line of kings.

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(6) The five principal roads of Ireland are discovered tonight--the Slige Midluachra, Slige Cualand, the Slige Asail, the Slige Tola, and the Slige Mhor.

http://www.hastings.edu/academic/english/Kings/Airne_Fingein.html

Tara Solidarity Event happening at the other end of the Royal Road

Dun Sobhairce ( Dunseverick ) and the Giants's Causeway - 17th Feb

Slige Mhor - the East to West road

the Four Cities of the Tuatha De Danann

CATH MAIGE TUIRED

The Second Battle of Mag Tuired

1. The Tuatha De Danann were in the northern islands of the world, studying occult lore and sorcery, druidic arts and witchcraft and magical skill, until they surpassed the sages of the pagan arts.

2. They studied occult lore and secret knowledge and diabolic arts in four cities: Falias, Gorias, Murias, and Findias.

3. From Falias was brought the Stone of Fal which was located in Tara. It used to cry out beneath every king that would take Ireland.

4. From Gorias was brought the spear which Lug had. No battle was ever sustained against it, or against the man who held it in his hand.

5. From Findias was brought the sword of Nuadu. No one ever escaped from it once it was drawn from its deadly sheath, and no one could resist it.

6. From Murias was brought the Dagda's cauldron. No company ever went away from it unsatisfied.

http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/cmt/cmteng.htm

4 Cities

the Tain Bo Cualnge from the Book of Leinster	the relevance to Tara ...? not sure - there must be some ...
	synopsis
	full text - CELT
	Joseph Dunn ( my favorite - )
	new paste-up - based on Dunn text - unfinished

The Tide Turns at Tara

Stronger than bedrock, spring in the air and momentum on the rise

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