AFINAL, NÃO É SÓ CÁ.... - I

Não devo deixar de dar aqui notícia de algo que já tem umas semanas, mas que vale sempre a pena referir.

The Irish Times Letter to the Editor 23.02.04

Madam, - The Hill of Tara constitutes the heart and soul of Ireland.
Our
ceremonial and mythical capital, its very name invokes the spirit and
mystique of our people, and is instantly recognisable worldwide.
An Bord Pleanála's recent approval of the Government's scheme to
divide the
Tara/Skryne valley with the M3 motorway spells out a massive
national and
international tragedy that must be averted.
This narrow valley is one of the most culturally and archaeologically
significant places in the world. Many monuments predate the Egyptian
pyramids. The chamber within Tara's Mound of the Hostages is
perfectly
aligned with the full moon of Lughnasa and the rising sun of Samhain
and
Imbolg.
The Hill of Tara has been a sanctuary for every generation since. It
is
precisely because it has remained intact, unlike many comparable
Continental
sites, that it holds a special key to understanding the continuous
progression of European civilisation.
We are only just beginning to understand and appreciate how the Mound
relates to the hundreds of other monuments in this archaeological
complex,
many of which will be destroyed if the valley is sliced in two.
The Hill of Skryne, containing the 12th-century Skryne Castle, is
also a
national monument and an early religious and ritual centre. Both
Tara and
Skryne are part of the same cultural and natural landscape of The
Boyne
Valley and cannot be separated from the River Boyne, or from each
other.

It continues on www.taraskyne.org and there is a petition to sign on
http://www.petitiononline.com/hilltara/petition.html

P.S. : Feel free to resent this to all your contacts


Em suma, há na Irlanda um projecto para construir uma auto-estrada que passa por um local sagrado para os ancestrais dos Irlandeses, de crucial relevância religiosa desde a noite dos tempos.

Pelos vistos, não é só em Portugal que se despreza o património...