2500-2300BC, Hmmm.
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11/12/2002 2:58:28 PM PST by
blam
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To: blam
This is fascinating. Thanks for the post.
To: blam
Isn't the Hill of Tara the place where St. Patrick lit his bonfire in defiance of the local king?
To: Happygal
Tell us more about this.
To: blam
Similar structure on Malta, also ancient, possibly dating back to the Ice Age.
To: blam
Tara is the ancient seat of Irish kings, according to Celtic legend.
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11/12/2002 3:27:41 PM PST by
IronJack
To: blam
Bump. Good One. Did they find a guinness/harp brewery too?
To: blam
2500-2300 BC, is that pre-Celtic?
To: blam
Do you have in mind post Tower exiles?
11 posted on
11/12/2002 3:29:23 PM PST by
fishtank
To: blam
"Something you love better than me, though you may not know it, Tara."
To: blam
crop circles.
To: blam
Why are these things always labeled temples? Why couldn't they be the local moose lodge or a brothel?
To: blam; All
Just for fun, what is the connection to "Gone with the Wind" if any? I always thought that the Georgia settlers were usually of English stock, not Irish. Or is the name just a coincidence? (Clarification welcome. Tara is something I feel I should know a lot more about, but unfortunately don't.)
Also a clarification on the postholes: is the measurement a posthole diameter or something more gross such as the width of a double row of holes around the perimeter? The former indicates a massive structure (almost mind bogglingly large) while the latter indicates a fortification, ceremonial pathway, etc.
32 posted on
11/12/2002 5:09:08 PM PST by
SteveH
To: evilC
ping!
38 posted on
11/12/2002 6:13:54 PM PST by
nutmeg
To: blam
Cool, man.
39 posted on
11/12/2002 6:24:47 PM PST by
Undertow
To: firebrand; stanz; Dutchy; Black Agnes
ping!
42 posted on
11/12/2002 8:54:16 PM PST by
nutmeg
To: blam
"They're always after me lucky charms!"
To: blam
Very interesting thread and links. Thanks!
45 posted on
11/12/2002 9:25:32 PM PST by
nutmeg
To: blam
Verry interesting!
To: blam
54 posted on
08/11/2006 9:06:37 AM PDT by
SunkenCiv
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To: blam
Someone once told me that ancient legends of Ireland have Jeremiah the Biblical prophet going to Tara after the fall of Jerusalem in 586 BC and he had with him the daughter of King Hezekiah who then married the King. If anyone else knows if there are links to this legend, let me know. Fascinating stuff. You have to wonder what kinds of life and ceremonies were going on here long before we probably believed. You would assume there are connections between these people and the folks who built Stonehenge.
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