Ancient Tara monument vandalised

Kermit.de.frog

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BozDOSHIYAA6r2n.jpg

Can't understand why someone would do something like that to a 5,000 year old monument.

The gardai are on to it so expect an arrest imminently.


Or maybe not. Now await the copycat vandals in other places.

Shame.

I Heart Internet

Do you have a news source for this with more info??

Beanstalk

http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2014/05/29/4030592-taras-lia-fail-stone-daubed-with-paint/

Kermit.de.frog

Yup

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/garda-investigation-after-iconic-ancient-stone-at-hill-of-tara-vandalised-with-paint-30314709.html

Azwaldo55

Perhaps the person has some issues with the government and thinks that by damaging the stone they will send messages into the supernatural ether? I remember some of the protesters who opposed the motorway near Tara a few years ago believed that hidden forces would curse the country and then claimed that the economic crash was the result.

I Heart Internet

People who vandalise our shared heritage are some of the lowest of the low.

Kermit.de.frog

Perhaps it was a frustrated person who mistook it for a fertility symbol.

Reckless Abandonment

Bit of a god****ie thing to do...

Valetta

They're misunderstood, the poor lambs.

hanging would be too good for them.

R P McMurphy

I think someone attacked it with hammer a few years ago as well

intellectual dosser

Just read this online, I just cant understand how someone would do this. It's not as if they were walking over the Hill of Tara and came across some buckets of paint and the stone, this took planning.

TimeToShine

Utterly pointless.

Azwaldo55

intellectual dosser wrote: »

Just read this online, I just cant understand how someone would do this. It's not as if they were walking over the Hill of Tara and came across some buckets of paint and the stone, this took planning.

If there is any truth to the spine chilling tales about the fairies and their wrath toward mortals who trespass on their territory, whoever did this is going to come to a very sticky end indeed.

Alf. A. Male

Jesus wept. This is why we can't have nice things.

southcentralts

If my history is correct, this signifies a challenge to the kingship of Ireland, The use of black paint may indicate that the challenge comes from a house which has a pint of Guinness as its sigil.

Be warned people of Ireland, winter is coming, after summer..and autumn, but who will be our new leader?

Merkin

I find this absolutely infuriating. :mad:

recylingbin

Looks better with the paint IMO.
Kudos to this hit and run artist.

Lenin Skynard

My faith in humanity just died a little bit after seeing that.

Azwaldo55

southcentralts wrote: »

If my history is correct, this signifies a challenge to the kingship of Ireland, The use of black paint may indicate that the challenge comes from a house which has a pint of Guinness as its sigil.

Be warned people of Ireland, winter is coming, after summer..and autumn, but who will be our new leader?

A few years ago there were strange goings on due the road construction at Tara.

In June 2007 Minister for the Environment Dick Roche signed an order destroying the Lismullin Henge. Lismullin Henge was a 4,000 year old astronomical observatory and place of worship and hailed as one of the most important archaeological finds of the century.

Roche was since held up by an armed gang in the Druids Glen Hotel and also lost his job and was then demoted.

Martin Cullen the then Minister for Transport nearly got sucked out of a helicopter when the door fell off on one of his extravagantly expensive trips.

The chief Health and Safety Officer was seriously injured by a falling tree when felling began at Rath Lugh in 2007.

A worker was killed when he became trapped at Fairyhouse where there have been many accidents on this stretch of road.

A human tooth was discovered in a digger which was used to destroy the famous ancient feasting grounds and gathering place of ancient Harpers at Baronstown. Shortly afterwards the stairs in the National Museum collapsed.

And finally, just last summer, several large wasp nests were found throughout the valley. In Celtic Lore the appearance of the wasp was associated with the anger of Mother Earth.

Someone is meddling with powers they cannot possibly comprehend.

TheGlass

What kind of a useless c*** would you have to be to bother doing that? Hope they are caught

Kermit.de.frog

The only conclusion that can be come to is that the stone is in fact cursed.

Peter B

Name and shame if they find him/her/them

fearrua

Well at least it wasn't covered in knobs and 'deco wuz ere 2k14'

wicklowstevo

This is the sort of bell end that we have lumbered our selfs with . some one who was never told that they are an as hole and to cop the fcuk on . our culture of excessive inclusionism has led to all sort of ridiculous situations and produced people who have personality disorders and believe that they can do as they like when ever they like.

you can rest assured that this was done by some metro-sexual cum burper hipster who reckons he is so cool and so smart that no one understands him/her.

i would love for them to get caught and shunned by every one in the county god knows they were probably stupid enough to put some pictures on instangram or something

maguic24

What the hell is wrong with some people to do that to a national monument ffs??? :mad:

Riamfada

Its a shame because Tara has been open to the public, now the OPW will slap a big fence around it and only allow you in on paid visit, guided tours between 9am-5pm.

Riamfada

wicklowstevo wrote: »

you can rest assured that this was done by some metro-sexual cum burper hipster who reckons he is so cool and so smart that no one understands him/her.

Could have been anyone. My money is on scrotes

bazarakus

wicklowstevo wrote: »

This is the sort of bell end that we have lumbered our selfs with . some one who was never told that they are an as hole and to cop the fcuk on . our culture of excessive inclusionism has led to all sort of ridiculous situations and produced people who have personality disorders and believe that they can do as they like when ever they like.

you can rest assured that this was done by some metro-sexual cum burper hipster who reckons he is so cool and so smart that no one understands him/her.

i would love for them to get caught and shunned by every one in the county god knows they were probably stupid enough to put some pictures on instangram or something

What is "excessive inclusionism"?

wicklowstevo

its never telling some on that they are wrong . never being allowed to point out to some one that they are a bell end because they are a "unique little flower "
its why we have so many wnakers roaming around from urban outfitters to vintage record stores to organic cheese mongers.

conorhal

Azwaldo55 wrote: »

A few years ago there were strange goings on due the road construction at Tara.

Someone is meddling with powers they cannot possibly comprehend.

The answer is simple then. Once we catch this little $h1t I'm afraid we're going to have to sacrifice him to the ancient celtic gods at Tara to appease their wrath!

maguic24

wicklowstevo wrote: »

you can rest assured that this was done by some metro-sexual cum burper hipster who reckons he is so cool and so smart that no one understands him/her.

wicklowstevo wrote: »

its never telling some on that they are wrong . never being allowed to point out to some one that they are a bell end because they are a "unique little flower "
its why we have so many wnakers roaming around from urban outfitters to vintage record stores to organic cheese mongers.

The fudge?

Alf. A. Male

maguic24 wrote: »

The fudge?

Gee, Joe, you haven't been the same since your son went crazy in Vietnam.

steddyeddy

I Heart Internet wrote: »

People who vandalise our shared heritage are some of the lowest of the low.

This. Ignorance at it's finest.

maguic24

Alf. A. Male wrote: »

Gee, Joe, you haven't been the same since your son went crazy in Vietnam.

I'm not Joe and I don't have a son.

Not funny Alf, not funny. I'm already confused as it. :pac:

riffmongous

maguic24 wrote: »

The fudge?

Is there some sort of hipster vandalism spree going on in Ireland at the moment?

maguic24

riffmongous wrote: »

Is there some sort of hipster vandalism spree going on in Ireland at the moment?

I don't know Banana 1, I don't know.

First, I've heard of it.

Firewalkwithme

Have Meath beaten mayo in the gaa recently?

bazarakus

wicklowstevo wrote: »

its never telling some on that they are wrong . never being allowed to point out to some one that they are a bell end because they are a "unique little flower "
its why we have so many wnakers roaming around from urban outfitters to vintage record stores to organic cheese mongers.

I understand. What leads you to propose such denzines as being the culprits here though?

suicide_circus

I wish pain and suffering on the perpetrators.

whisky_galore

wicklowstevo wrote: »

its never telling some on that they are wrong . never being allowed to point out to some one that they are a bell end because they are a "unique little flower "
its why we have so many wnakers roaming around from urban outfitters to vintage record stores to organic cheese mongers.

You hate hipsters, we get it.

Mr. Nice

I grew up in the area and know farmers who grazed their sheep there.
With all due respect, a lot of the "artefacts" are as fake as a 3€ note and the "history" is riddled with conjecture and guesswork.

The protests about the motorway were a load of balls too, Tara wasn't affected at all.

That act of vandalism is probably the work of some christian nutjob who objects to the phallic stone symbol. And, it's only paint - it will come off.

With regard to the granite being 5000 years old, pretty much all granite is around that old and that stone was only put in place in the 1800's. There was a romantic revival at the time and a lot of St. Patrick nonsense got mixed up with celtic fables.

*On a side note, but somewhat related, it was a German guy who explained Newgrange to me. The plan view represents the female reproductive system and the sun shining through on the solstice represents impregnation.
The pre-christian cruciform symbolism is lost on a lot of people.*

Mr. Nice

suicide_circus wrote: »

I wish pain and suffering on the perpetrators.

Why? Somebody poured paint over a stone. I think you need some perspective.
Have you ever taken the time to visit Tara?

iDave

wicklowstevo wrote: »

This is the sort of bell end that we have lumbered our selfs with . some one who was never told that they are an as hole and to cop the fcuk on . our culture of excessive inclusionism has led to all sort of ridiculous situations and produced people who have personality disorders and believe that they can do as they like when ever they like.

you can rest assured that this was done by some metro-sexual cum burper hipster who reckons he is so cool and so smart that no one understands him/her.

i would love for them to get caught and shunned by every one in the county god knows they were probably stupid enough to put some pictures on instangram or something

Is this what we're calling scumbags these days.

I am pie

maguic24 wrote: »

The fudge?

Fcking Organic Cheese Mongers with their tasty dairy produce made with the minimum amount of potentially dangerous chemicals. I mean what the actual fck.

maguic24

Mr. Nice wrote: »

Why? Somebody poured paint over a stone. I think you need some perspective.
Have you ever taken the time to visit Tara?

It was premeditated vandalism. The perpetrators should be punished. It's not okay to go around pouring paint over historic monuments or anything else that doesn't belong to you.

Fair enough if you don't care about archaeology or Tara but some of us do!

Alf. A. Male

maguic24 wrote: »

Not funny Alf, not funny. I'm already confused as it. :pac:

It's a pain that never ends.

steddyeddy

Mr. Nice wrote: »

I grew up in the area and know farmers who grazed their sheep there.
With all due respect, a lot of the "artefacts" are as fake as a 3€ note and the "history" is riddled with conjecture and guesswork.

The protests about the motorway were a load of balls too, Tara wasn't affected at all.

That act of vandalism is probably the work of some christian nutjob who objects to the phallic stone symbol. And, it's only paint - it will come off.

With regard to the granite being 5000 years old, pretty much all granite is around that old and that stone was only put in place in the 1800's. There was a romantic revival at the time and a lot of St. Patrick nonsense got mixed up with celtic fables.

*On a side note, but somewhat related, it was a German guy who explained Newgrange to me. The plan view represents the female reproductive system and the sun shining through on the solstice represents impregnation.
The pre-christian cruciform symbolism is lost on a lot of people.*

I think I'll call this post "reverse archaeology" :P.

Plazaman

iDave wrote: »

Is this what we're calling scumbags these days.

Well you know, this is what happends when a brother and sister marry and have children. They inevitably grow up to vandalise monuments or go round kicking kittens or some such sandwichery antics *


*Sandwichery - Because they're inbred. See what I did there?

whisky_galore

Mr. Nice wrote: »

That act of vandalism is probably the work of some christian nutjob who objects to the phallic stone symbol. And, it's only paint - it will come off.

Can we fire a bucket of paint at your car? Don't worry, it'll come off.

kuntboy

Mr. Nice wrote: »

I grew up in the area and know farmers who grazed their sheep there.
With all due respect, a lot of the "artefacts" are as fake as a 3€ note and the "history" is riddled with conjecture and guesswork.

The protests about the motorway were a load of balls too, Tara wasn't affected at all.

That act of vandalism is probably the work of some christian nutjob who objects to the phallic stone symbol. And, it's only paint - it will come off.

With regard to the granite being 5000 years old, pretty much all granite is around that old and that stone was only put in place in the 1800's. There was a romantic revival at the time and a lot of St. Patrick nonsense got mixed up with celtic fables.

*On a side note, but somewhat related, it was a German guy who explained Newgrange to me. The plan view represents the female reproductive system and the sun shining through on the solstice represents impregnation.
The pre-christian cruciform symbolism is lost on a lot of people.*

I have 2 feelings about this.

The mystical Celtic/Lugh of the Long Spear/Cuchulainn/Slaine/Robin of Sherwood style-vibe misty ancient forefathers of the DeDannan/Fianna side of me is utterly outraged and angry on behalf of our noble ancient ancestors and ye ancient Gods (Cernunnos etc).

The cynic side agrees with what you've just said.

suicide_circus

Mr. Nice wrote: »

Why? Somebody poured paint over a stone. I think you need some perspective.
Have you ever taken the time to visit Tara?

Yes I have and a considerable amount of my university work was based on it.