"These great assemblies were started by Ollamh Fodhla (Ollav Fola), King of Tara, some thirteen hundred years before Christ and only ended with the abandonment of Tara in the sixth century. "

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"Vercingetorix (Ireland)" <vercingetorixirelan d@yahoo.ie> wrote:

Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2008 08:05:27 +0000 (GMT)
From: "Vercingetorix \(Ireland\)" <vercingetorixirelan d@yahoo.ie>
Subject: The Legend of Tara
To: "The Spirit of King Ollamh Fodhla \(Great Banqueting Hall, Hill of Tara\)" <ollamhfodhla@ yahoo.co. uk>
CC: Save Tara Group <savetara@yahoogroup s.com>,
Nature Ireland <natureireland@ yahoogroups. com>,
"Human Rights \(Ireland\)" <humanrightsireland@ yahoogroups. com>,
Crooked Lawyers <Crooked-Lawyers@ yahoogroups. com>

"Bidden by no ten commandments, knowing neither hope of Heaven nor fear of Hell, life was a vital present to them; death a nothing at all; ... "
 
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The Legend of Tara
by EH Tue Mar 18, 2008 08:21 
 
"WE HAVE told you briefly the story of the manuscripts, for from these manuscripts come the stories of Tara. Some must have been recited in that very banqueting hall we can trace to-day. They have been told and re-told through the centuries in the duns and raths and houses and cottages of the people of Ireland. Myths and Legends and historical Sagas are intermingled and it is profitless for any but the specialist to ask how much is truth and how much legend: the interest for us lies in the fact that these tales reflect a civilization and an outlook of which we are the ultimate heirs. Much, indeed, is true enough."
 
"Bidden by no ten commandments, knowing neither hope of Heaven nor fear of Hell, life was a vital present to them; death a nothing at all; ... "
 
From 'The Legend of Tara' Elizabeth Hickey / Dundalgan Press, Ltd. 1996 
 
Related Link: http://www.festival oftara.org/ tarahistory/ TaraTextPage2. html 
 
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