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>For up to date news on this most important issue >please visit; > ><a rel=nofollow target=_blank >href="http://www.myspace.com/taraharpersNY">http://www. >myspace.com/taraharpersNY</a> > > > > > > > > >>On 11 am Saturday, September 22nd, Susan Mc Keown, >>event organizer welcomed an enthusiastic crowd >>gathered outside the Irish consulate on Park Avenue in >>Manhattan to show their opposition to the proposed >>four-lane motorway through the world famous and >>archeologically rich Tara in Co. Meath, Ireland. >> >>The event began with a wonderful performance by the >>Strings of Tara a group of harpists, whose music was >>being duplicated simultaneously by other groups of >>harpists at various Save Tara protests around the >>world. The harp and the harpists were considered to be >>the soul of Tara and were forever made immortal in >>Thomas Moore’s song ‘The Harp that once through Tara’s >>Halls’ >> >>The first speaker Pam Crabtree, who is Associate >>Professor of Anthropology at NYU. She spoke eloquently >>about the historic importance of Tara in ancient >>Ireland and what that means or should mean today. >> >>She was followed by J. Joseph Lee, of Gluckman Ireland >>House of the significant place that Tara holds within >>the Irish psyche. He added that Tara transcends >>boundaries and he said that he was happy the EU was >>taking a genuine interest in the Save Tara campaign. >> >>Third speaker was the Irish born poet Paul Muldoon. >>Paul is also a professor of humanities at Princeton >>University. He asked those assembled what they should >>think of a government that would launch an attack such >>as the attack on Tara on its own soil? >> >>Susan McKeown then delivered a spellbinding rendition >>as Gaeilge (ár ndóýgh) of Pearse’s poem 'Mise Éire', >>which was followed by a few reels by traditional Irish >>musicians James Reilly, Keith O'Neill and Isaac >>Alderson. >> >>Mary Courtney sang Mazz O’Flaherty’s "Saoirse". >> >>Though the area had been promised summer like >>sunshine, the weather started to quickly change. >> >>Úna McGillicuddy of the Singing Harp Theatre Company >>was halfway through her story recounting the myths of >>Tara when the rain began to fall. She ended movingly >>saying when she explained to her nine year old son >>what was happening in Tara, he exclaimed that would be >>like putting a motorway right through all fairy >tales. >> >>In closing a solo harpist bravely tried to overcome >>the downpour to fittingly conclude with ‘The Harp That >>Once Through Tara's Halls'. >> >> >>Singer and event organizer and Susan McKeown must be >>commended for organizing such a successful and well >>run event. >> >>Video of the event is available for viewing on the >>National Irish Freedom Committee's website: >>www.irishfreedom.net

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