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FEIS TEAMHRA: A Turn at Tara took place at the Hill of Tara in the Royal County of Meath on Sunday 24 August 2008 Seamus Heaney, Paul Muldoon, Susan McKeown & Aidan Brennan and Laoise Kelly & Steve Cooney performed poems, songs and traditional Irish tunes in the sunlit churchyard beside the Hill. Watch this space for further events.

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Member Since: 04/09/2007
Band Members: IRELAND:www.savetara.com, www.tarapixie.net, www.tarawatch.org, www.myspace.com/taraharpers, LOS ANGELES:www.cmh2. com/savetara- la CHICAGO:www.myspace. com/32fields
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Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Seamus Heaneys words at Tara

Following is the text of what Seamus Heaney said at Feis Teamhra spoken on Sunday 24 August, 2008:A great hero of mine is a Polish poet called Czeslaw Milosz, and one of his statements means a lot to ...
Posted by on Tue, 26 Aug 2008 03:39:00 GMT

Paul Muldoon to speak at Tara

Pulitzer prize-winning Irish poet Paul Muldoon will speak at the Hill of Tara on Sunday 24 August in an event to mark the first day of Heritage Week. There will also be musical performances from Gramm...
Posted by on Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:24:00 GMT

Paul Muldoons NY Speech on Tara

What are we to make of a government that would launch an attack on its own soil? What are we to make of a government that to all intents and purposes is doing the equivalent - and I know here I run th...
Posted by on Mon, 14 Jul 2008 08:18:00 GMT

Irish Times reports UN, UNESCO Letter

Irish Times, January 22 2008State fails to use heritage site register by Tim O'Brien Ireland's national inventory of heritage sites is not used by the Department of Environment in nominating sites for...
Posted by on Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:11:00 GMT

Open Letter to the UN & UNESCO from Irish Environmental NGOs

December 31, 2007TO: Sha Zukang United Nations Undersecretary General, Department of Economic and Social AffairsJuanita Castano, United Nations Environment Program UNEPA NY Office Mr Francesco Bandari...
Posted by on Tue, 01 Jan 2008 09:04:00 GMT

Breaking News: WMF

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,2175188,00.htm lCourt battles loom in fight to save siteAncient Tara Hill is under threat from plans to build a motorway extensionHenry McDonaldSunday Sept...
Posted by on Sun, 23 Sep 2007 19:50:00 GMT

Tara Harpers in Dublin Today

http://www.indymedia.ie/article/84211Scroll down to see photos of today's gathering of Harpers outside Dáil Éireann.
Posted by on Sat, 22 Sep 2007 19:47:00 GMT

Our NYC Demonstration Today

SAVE TARA NY, September 22At about 10:45am on Park and 51st, highland piper Jerry Dixon started warming up to announce that something was happening and the crowd began to gather at the entrance to the...
Posted by on Sat, 22 Sep 2007 19:36:00 GMT

Background

Support is gathering and the Irish artistic community is speaking out. The construction of a motorway through a site of important cultural significance is unacceptable.http://www.hilloftara.blogspot.c...
Posted by on Thu, 06 Sep 2007 06:34:00 GMT

Taras Eye live on Irish Radio 9/6/07

Liam Ó Maonlaí will perform the song 'Tara's Eye' with the song's composer Steve Cooney on guitar, and harpist Laoise Kelly at the Hill of Tara on September 6, from where Ireland's national daily show...
Posted by on Tue, 04 Sep 2007 22:03:00 GMT