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Date Posted: Wed, Sep 26 2007, 18:23:49 PDT
Author: National Irish Freedom Committee
Subject: Re: Report & Video of SAVE TARA Protest in NYC
In reply to: National Irish Freedom Committee 's message, "Report & Video of SAVE TARA Protest in NYC" on Tue, Sep 25 2007, 17:23:12 PDT

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>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 (�r nd��gh) of Pearse�s poem 'Mise �ire',
>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.
>
>�na 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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