Probably some of the peoples grave destroyed would match dna with yours and my relatives this is a crime ____________________________________ Ancestors at Tara Friday June 08 2007 It is a national disgrace that the 2,500-year-old graveyard in Collierstown near the Hill of Tara has been destroyed by the NRA (National Roads Authority). As of yet no full archaeological report has been published, leaving the Irish public in a cloud of darkness about the heritage of the site and its importance in terms of national folklore. There has always been a tradition within Irish culture never to interfere with the graves of our ancestors - yet no attempt at preserving the graveyard through re-routing the interchanged which runs over the burial mound was contemplated. The preliminary reports on the NRA website record only three human remains being unearthed, yet the final dig uncovered graves of at least fifty individuals, including many children buried in ceremonial alignment. The unusual layout of the burial mound automatically suggests that it is the remnants of a battlefield or an undefined tragic event, and naturally it was hoped that the archaeological dig would have uncovered sufficient evidence to enlighten the Irish public about its construction, before any further action was taken regarding its future. Unfortunately the NRA chose to destroy the graveyard prior to any public disclosure, stealing our birthright of knowing the full value of the site and its possible connection to the kingdom of Tara. It is also disheartening to learn that the human remains uncovered at the site are to be stored for the unforeseen future in plastic containers at a warehouse rented by the National Museum - with no re-internment ceremony planned in the customary traditions of the Irish people. One must really question if there is anything sacred in this island of ours anymore and is this the precedence being set for all construction projects in the future regarding burial mounds and other national monuments. Tomás mac Cormaic, Dál Cormaic Luisc, Clochrua, Contae Chorcai. Jim Denning -Ygenealogist-MTgenealogist using Genetics to connect Chelsea,Ma.-Woburn,Ma.-denning-dennen-danin-dinan-dinihey-denningston-dinning- carlon-carroll-dever-cogan-malone-heslin-piscopo-mazzola-martini-farrell-mchug h-farley-grimes-lynch-doherty-SanDanto,Ita-Adargh,longford-Revere,Ma-Wintrop,M a.- and ever an growing list List owner of Irish-dna,Piscopo-l-Heslin-l,McHugh-l,Cogan-l-Machelsea-l,Ita-Frosinone-l,Mazzola-l-Duggan-l Project Manager of Chelsea Ma. Genetics Project,Denning&Variants Project-Farrell Genetics Project-The Cogan Project- the Duggan Project- County Longford Project-Frosinone Italy Project-Parramatta-Sydney Project- Hannibal MO-QuincyIL Project-Brighton-NewtonMA Project ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.