Smithsonian puts

Hill of Tara on list of

endangered must-sees

By Breda Heffernan
Saturday February 28 2009
ONE of the world's leading museums has included the Hill of Tara in a list of must-see endangered cultural treasures.
The latest edition of the 'Smithsonian Magazine', which is attached to the influential American museum of the same name, has compared the Co Meath site to the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, thought to mark the birth place of Jesus.
Campaign group Tarawatch, which is seeking to reroute the controversial M3 motorway away from Tara, said that unless the road is moved, the area will never be named a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
"The Smithsonian is one of the world's leading cultural institutions and authorities, and their opinion rubbishes the claims made by Environment Minister John Gormley that the M3 is not an obstacle to making Tara a World Heritage Site," said campaigner Vincent Salafia.
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