Tara Harpers

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Member Since: 02/09/2007
Band Members: HARPERS PETITION To Mr John Gormley, Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Ireland5th September 2007Dear 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.----------------------------END-------------------- ------SIGNEDAideen 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----------------------------------------------------- ------ If you are a harper wanting to sign this petition please send a message to this myspace otherwise if you are not a harper you can sign the existing petition at www.petitiononline.com/taram3/petition.html
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