HARPERS PETITION
To Mr John Gormley, Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Ireland
5th September 2007
Dear Minister,
We, the undersigned HARPERS OF IRELAND, strongly object to the continued destruction of historic cultural sites at the Tara/Skryne valley as a result of the current route of the M3 motorway. If these sites are destroyed it will also have been an intentional and willful destruction of the home of the national symbol of Ireland.
Ireland is unique in having a musical instrument, the harp, as its national emblem. This indicates the primacy of the harp in Irish culture. The sites currently under threat are inextricably linked with the harping and bardic traditions for more than 2,500 years.
Tara was the gathering place for thousands of harpers to 142 kings, and the harp was an integral part of the ancient Irish parliament at Tara. The harp has been used in the coat of arms of Ireland since 1270 and is the symbol of the Irish State today. It is found in the seals of the President, Taoiseach, Tánaiste, Government Ministers, on State currency and is the insignia of the Irish Law Courts.
Many of the undersigned harpers have represented Ireland all over the world. We wish to continue to do so with pride in a country, which provides necessary transport infrastructure without destroying its valuable and irreplaceable cultural heritage.
We ask you to act without delay in rerouting the M3 motorway away from the Tara/Skryne valley using the shorter, cheaper route that does not impact so disastrously on our shared cultural heritage.
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SIGNED
Aideen Morrisey
Áine McDevitt
Áine Ní Dhughbhaill
Alex Reidinger
Alice Martin
Alisha McMahon
Ameylia Saad
Andy Gowan
Anita O'Brien
Ann Tuite
Anne-Marie Hildebrandt
Anne-Marie O'Farrell
Aoibhínn Byrne
Astrid Adler
Bernadette Nic Aoidh
Bonnie Shaljean
Brenda Barron
Brenda Malloy
Brendan Ring
Bríd Ní Chabá
Caitriona Cannon
Catherine Rhatigan
Cheryl Wanner
Ciara Taaffe
Clara Pino
Clare Lynam
Cormac De Barra
Corrina Hewat
Cynthia Cathcart
Deirdre Granville
Denise Tiernan
Edel Glennon
Eíbhlín McDevitt
Eibhlin Ní Hír
Eileen Gannon
Eithne Ní Dhonaile
Elsa Kelly
Emer Lynam
Emily Cullen
Fiona Lynam
Floriane Blanche
Fraya Thomsen
Gillian Fleetwood
Gráínne Hambly
Helen Lyons
Helen Fitzpatrick
Hildegard Tip-Tummers
Holly Geraghty
Ignacio Saavedra
Janet Harbison
Javier Sainz
Jennifer Wyatt
Jim Johnston
Jochen Vogel
Joleen McLoughlin
Karen Marshalsay
Kate Johnston
Kathleen Loughnane
Katie McMahon
Kelly Rothermel
Kim Fleming
Laoise Kelly
Lily Neill
Lucia Mc Ginnis
Madeleine Doherty
Maeve Murphy
Maeve Fenton
Máire Brennan
Máire Ní Chathasaigh
Mairead Bracken
Mairéad Casey
Margaret Rhatigan
Marie O'Neil
Mary McGeever
Mary MacMaster
Mary O'Neill
Mary Kersey
Mary Kelly
Michael Rooney
Michelle Mulcahy
Moira kelly
Natalie Surina
Niamh Nic Aileagóid
Odarka Polanskyj Stockert
Oisín Morrison
Orla Ní Dhomhnaill
Padraigín Ceasar
Patricia Daly
Paul Dooley
Peter Moddel
Philippa Fenton
Rachel Hair
Rhona Fogarty
Rochelle Brown
Rochelle Brown
Róisín Hayes
Sabine Glasgow
Sara Jane Jordan
Sarah Broderick
Seamus mac an tailleur
Síle Denver
Sinéad Fitzgerald
Siobhán Armstrong
Siobhán Ceasar
Siobhán Ní Alla
Síofra McHugh
Sylvia Crawford
Tracey Fleming
Tríona Marshall
Ursula Burns
Yseult de Maria
Zoe Farrell
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HARPERS OF IRELAND AT DÁIL TO SAVE TARA
On Saturday 22nd September 2007 at 3 p.m. the harpers of Ireland will gather at Dáil Éireann to demonstrate publicly the strength of their opposition to the destruction of historic cultural sites at the Tara/Skryne Valley as a result of the current route of the M3 motorway. The harpers will assemble with their harps along Kildare Street, and will submit a petition to Minister John Gormley insisting he implement alternatives to the continued destruction which is taking place.
Ireland is unique in having a musical instrument, the harp, as its national emblem. This indicates the primacy of the harp in Irish culture. The sites currently under threat are inextricably linked with the harping and bardic traditions for more than 2,500 years.
Tara was the gathering place for thousands of harpers to 142 kings, and the harp was an integral part of the ancient Irish parliament at Tara. The harp has been used in the coat of arms of Ireland since 1270 and is the symbol of the Irish State today. It is found in the seals of the President, Taoiseach, Tánaiste, Government Ministers, on State currency and is the insignia of the Irish Law Courts.
It is an outrage that the Irish people should be forced to choose between infrastructure and heritage. As a country we are embarrassed internationally by profit-driven, shortsighted planning as exemplified by the fact that World Monument Fund has placed Tara on its list of 100 most endangered sites worldwide.
Many can rightly point out that it would be an archaeological loss, and a historical one. It is also a spiritual loss, since even before the conversion by St Patrick of Ireland’s High Kings it was a place where the Irish sought to express their spirituality. And significantly for us as a nation, it was the place of birth of Christianity in Ireland. The gathering of harpers says that it is also a musical and cultural loss and asserts that the sound of Tara’s harp will not be drowned by traffic jams and the cash registers of toll plazas.
Keep up the good work, you never know. People have lost patience with the way things have been done, including projects like the motorway. In solidarity, Slán agus beannacht!
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This is a cause that Eamon Carr brought to my attention. Learn more at http://www.tarawatch.org/<br /><br />
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