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category meath | history and heritage | feature author Thursday July 28, 2005 20:21author by Sean Crudden - imperoauthor email sean.crudden at iol dot ieauthor phone 087 9739945 Report this post to the editors

Protest at The Archaeological "Dig" near Tara

The brutal physics of modern traffic was borne in on me in a raw way standing by the busy Navan road just north of Tara yesterday evening for an hour while the latest protest against the proposed new motorway was in progress. This is an experience you don’t get driving along in your Toyota Corolla.

"What is your name and where are you from?" a policeman asked me when I rolled down my window at a checkpoint on the Kingscourt Road out of Navan last night.

"Sean Crudden from Jenkinstown, Dundalk," I replied fearlessly.
Garda: "Where are you coming from?"
SC: "From Navan - or rather from Maynooth."
Garda: "What were you doing in Navan."
SC: "I was at a protest against the new road."
Garda: "Were you protesting?"
SC: "I wouldn’t say I was protesting exactly - but I was there,"
I said with some trepidation.
Garda: "What were you doing there then?"
SC: "I was with my son. He helped publicise the protest."

"Well I disagree strongly with the protest," the policeman opined and the atmosphere thawed. "Yes," I replied, "there is more than a minority in favour of the new road."

"Do you remember the protest at The Glen of The Downs?" he continued, "that is one of the best roads in the country now. And when the new road to Navan is built it will be one of the best too."

"I suppose so," I commented, "if we live to see it."

Later as we picked up speed towards Wilkinstown I soliloquised to my son (who was minding my grandson in the back seat of the car), "I thought the police were supposed to be neutral? But I suppose he is entitled to his opinion. I don’t understand this thing about roads. Even if they succeed in building it there will be grass growing in the middle of the new road in 20 years’ time."

Son: "Is that because there will be no oil?" my son astutely asked.

"Yes," I concluded.

Further on near the Fane Bridge we had to double back to Readypenny and go through Knockbridge to avoid the scene of what looked like a fairly major accident.

Indymedia Meath Archive: All Previous Features On Tara Issue
The British Israelites And Their Interest In Tara.
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Navan Sinn Feiner at the Protest
Navan Sinn Feiner at the Protest

Gate of the field where the "dig" is taking place
Gate of the field where the "dig" is taking place

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 #   Title   Author   Date 
   A word of Fatherly Advice for Sean & Others     BP    Tue Jul 26, 2005 14:35 
   Even better     Geoff Dolan    Tue Jul 26, 2005 15:10 
   wow     DJ fan    Tue Jul 26, 2005 15:53 
   you can't do nufin     Geoff Dolan    Tue Jul 26, 2005 16:25 
   Better Picture?     Sean Crudden    Thu Jul 28, 2005 21:00 
   I shared the back seat of a bus from Dublin to London     LOL iosaf    Fri Jul 29, 2005 00:56 
   I nevir talk to a stranger looking into me das kearr     shauns youngfella    Fri Jul 29, 2005 01:24 


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