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The [[Hill of Tara]] (Irish: Teamhair or Cnoc na Teamhrach)[2] is a hill and ancient ceremonial and burial site near Skryne in County Meath, Ireland. Tradition identifies the hill as the inauguration place and seat of the High Kings of Ireland; it also appears in Irish mythology. Tara consists of numerous monuments and earthworks—dating from the Neolithic to the Iron Age—including a passage tomb (the "Mound of the Hostages"), burial mounds, round enclosures, a standing stone (believed to be the [[Lia Fáil]] or "Stone of Destiny"), and a ceremonial avenue. There is also a church and graveyard on the hill. Tara forms part of a larger ancient landscape and Tara itself is a protected national monument under the care of the Office of Public Works, an agency of the Irish Government.
The [[Hill of Tara]] (Irish: Teamhair or Cnoc na Teamhrach) is a hill and ancient ceremonial and burial site near Skryne in County Meath, Ireland. Tradition identifies the hill as the inauguration place and seat of the High Kings of Ireland; it also appears in Irish mythology. Tara consists of numerous monuments and earthworks—dating from the Neolithic to the Iron Age—including a passage tomb (the "Mound of the Hostages"), burial mounds, round enclosures, a standing stone (believed to be the [[Lia Fáil]] or "Stone of Destiny"), and a ceremonial avenue. There is also a church and graveyard on the hill. Tara forms part of a larger ancient landscape and Tara itself is a protected national monument under the care of the Office of Public Works, an agency of the Irish Government.


The name Tara is an anglicization of the Irish name Teamhair or Cnoc na Teamhrach ('hill of Tara'). It is also known as Teamhair na Rí ('Tara of the kings'), and formerly also Liathdruim ('the grey ridge').The Old Irish form is Temair. It is believed this comes from Proto-Celtic *Temris and means a 'sanctuary' or 'sacred space' cut off for ceremony, cognate with the Greek temenos (τέμενος) and Latin templum. Another suggestion is that it means "a height with a view".
The name Tara is an anglicization of the Irish name Teamhair or Cnoc na Teamhrach ('hill of Tara'). It is also known as Teamhair na Rí ('Tara of the kings'), and formerly also Liathdruim ('the grey ridge').The Old Irish form is Temair. It is believed this comes from Proto-Celtic *Temris and means a 'sanctuary' or 'sacred space' cut off for ceremony, cognate with the Greek temenos (τέμενος) and Latin templum. Another suggestion is that it means "a height with a view".


The Hill of Tara (Irish: Teamhair or Cnoc na Teamhrach) is a hill and ancient ceremonial and burial site near Skryne in County Meath, Ireland. Tradition identifies the hill as the inauguration place and seat of the High Kings of Ireland; it also appears in Irish mythology. Tara consists of numerous monuments and earthworks—dating from the Neolithic to the Iron Age—including a passage tomb (the "Mound of the Hostages"), burial mounds, round enclosures, a standing stone (believed to be the Lia Fáil or "Stone of Destiny"), and a ceremonial avenue. There is also a church and graveyard on the hill. Tara forms part of a larger ancient landscape and Tara itself is a protected national monument under the care of the Office of Public Works, an agency of the Irish Government. <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hill_of_Tara Hill of Tara wiki]</ref>


==Name==
The name Tara is an anglicization of the Irish name Teamhair or Cnoc na Teamhrach ('hill of Tara'). It is also known as Teamhair na Rí ('Tara of the kings'), and formerly also Liathdruim ('the grey ridge'). The Old Irish form is Temair. It is believed this comes from Proto-Celtic *Temris and means a 'sanctuary' or 'sacred space' cut off for ceremony, cognate with the Greek temenos (τέμενος) and Latin templum. Another suggestion is that it means "a height with a view".


Hill of Tara
The Fál or [[Lia Fail|Lia Fáil]] is a stone at the Inauguration Mound on the Hill of Tara in County Meath, Ireland, which served as the coronation stone for the King of Tara and hence High King of Ireland. It is also known as the Stone of Destiny or Speaking Stone.


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==Saint Patrick's Church==
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A church, called Saint Patrick's, is on the eastern side of the hilltop. The "Rath of the Synods" has been partly destroyed by its churchyard. The modern church was built in 1822–23 on the site of an earlier one.
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Not to be confused with Tara Hill, County Wexford.
Hill of Tara
Teamhair
 
The Lia Fáil (Stone of Destiny) atop the Hill of Tara, with the Mound of the Hostages in the background
Hill of Tara is located in island of IrelandHill of Tara
Shown within island of Ireland
Location County Meath, Ireland
Coordinates 53°34′39″N 6°36′43″W
Altitude 155 m (509 ft)[1]
Type Ceremonial and burial site
History
Periods Neolithic–Iron Age
Cultures Gaelic
Site notes
Ownership Currently the Irish Government through the Office of Public Works
Management The Office of Public Works
National Monument of Ireland
Official name Hill of Tara
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The Hill of Tara (Irish: Teamhair or Cnoc na Teamhrach)[2] is a hill and ancient ceremonial and burial site near Skryne in County Meath, Ireland. Tradition identifies the hill as the inauguration place and seat of the High Kings of Ireland; it also appears in Irish mythology. Tara consists of numerous monuments and earthworks—dating from the Neolithic to the Iron Age—including a passage tomb (the "Mound of the Hostages"), burial mounds, round enclosures, a standing stone (believed to be the Lia Fáil or "Stone of Destiny"), and a ceremonial avenue. There is also a church and graveyard on the hill. Tara forms part of a larger ancient landscape and Tara itself is a protected national monument under the care of the Office of Public Works, an agency of the Irish Government.
 
Name
The name Tara is an anglicization of the Irish name Teamhair or Cnoc na Teamhrach ('hill of Tara'). It is also known as Teamhair na Rí ('Tara of the kings'), and formerly also Liathdruim ('the grey ridge').[3] The Old Irish form is Temair. It is believed this comes from Proto-Celtic *Temris and means a 'sanctuary' or 'sacred space' cut off for ceremony, cognate with the Greek temenos (τέμενος) and Latin templum. Another suggestion is that it means "a height with a view".[4][5]
 
Features and early history
Ancient monuments
 
Layout of the Hill of Tara
The remains of twenty ancient monuments are visible, and at least three times that many have been found through geophysical surveys and aerial photography.[6]
 
The oldest visible monument is Dumha na nGiall (the 'Mound of the Hostages'),[7] a Neolithic passage tomb built around 3,200 BC.[8] It holds the remains of hundreds of people, most of which are cremated bones. In the Neolithic, it was the communal tomb of a single community for about a century, during which there were almost 300 burials. Almost a millennium later, in the Bronze Age, there were a further 33 burials – first in the passage and then in the mound around it.[8] During this time, only certain high-status individuals were buried there. At first, it was the tomb of one community, but later multiple communities came together to bury their elite there.[8] The last burial was a full body burial of a young man of high status, with an ornate necklace and dagger.[6]
 
During the late Neolithic or early Bronze Age, a huge double timber circle or "wood henge" was built on the hilltop.[9] It was 250m in diameter and surrounded the Mound of the Hostages.[6] At least six smaller burial mounds were built in an arc around this timber circle, including those known as Dall, Dorcha, Dumha na mBan-Amhus ('Mound of the Mercenary Women') and Dumha na mBó ('Mound of the Cow'). The timber circle was eventually either removed or decayed, and the burial mounds are barely visible today.[10]
 
There are several large round enclosures on the hill, which were built in the Iron Age.[6] The biggest and most central of these is Ráth na Ríogh (the Enclosure of the Kings), which measures 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) in circumference, 318 metres (1,043 ft) north-south by 264 metres (866 ft) east-west, with an inner ditch and outer bank. It is dated to the 1st century BC and was originally marked out by a stakewall.[6] Human burials, and a high concentration of horse and dog bones, were found in the ditch.[6] Within the Ráth na Ríogh is the Mound of the Hostages and two round, double-ditched enclosures which together make a figure-of-eight shape. One is Teach Chormaic ('Cormac's House') and the other is the Forradh or Royal Seat, which incorporates earlier burial mounds. On top of the Forradh is a standing stone, which is believed to be the Lia Fáil ('Stone of Destiny') at which the High Kings were crowned. According to legend, the stone would let out a roar when the rightful king touched it. It is believed that the stone originally lay beside or on top of the Mound of the Hostages.[6]
 
Just to the north of Ráth na Ríogh, is Ráth na Seanadh (the 'Rath of the Synods'), which was built in the middle of the former "wood henge".[6] It is a round enclosure with four rings of ditches and banks, and incorporates earlier burial mounds. It was re-modelled several times and once had a large timber building inside it, resembling the one at Navan.[11] It was occupied between the 1st and 4th centuries AD, and Roman artefacts were also found there.[6] It was badly mutilated in the early 20th century by British Israelites searching for the Ark of the Covenant.[6]
 
The other round enclosures are Ráth Laoghaire ('Laoghaire's Fort', where the eponymous king is said to have been buried) at the southern edge of the hill, and the Claonfhearta ('Sloping Trenches' or 'Sloping Graves') at the northwestern edge, which includes Ráth Gráinne and Ráth Chaelchon. The Claonfhearta are burial mounds with ring ditches around them which sit on a slope.[6]
 
At the northern end of the hill is Teach Miodhchuarta or 'Banqueting Hall'. This was likely the ceremonial avenue leading to the hilltop and seems to have been one of the last monuments built.[6][10]
 
 
The "Mound of the Hostages"
Half a mile south of the Hill of Tara is another large round enclosure known as Rath Meave, which refers to the legendary figure Medb or Medb Lethderg.
 
Annals
In the Annals of Inisfallen (AI980.4) is a description of the Battle of Tara between Máel Sechnaill mac Domnaill and the son of Amlaíb Cuarán.
 
Church
A church, called Saint Patrick's, is on the eastern side of the hilltop. The "Rath of the Synods" has been partly destroyed by its churchyard.[12] The modern church was built in 1822–23 on the site of an earlier one.[13]
 
The earliest evidence of a church at Tara is a charter dating from the 1190s. In 1212, this church was "among the possessions confirmed to the Knights Hospitallers of Saint John of Kilmainham by Pope Innocent III".[13] A 1791 illustration shows the church building internally divided into a nave and chancel, with a bell-tower over the western end. A stump of wall marks the site of the old church today, but some of its stonework was re-used in the current church.
 
The building is now used as a visitor centre, operated by the Office of Public Works (OPW), an agency of the Irish Government.[13]
 
The Five Roads of Tara
According to legend, five ancient roads or slighe meet at Tara, linking it with all the provinces of Ireland. The earliest reference to the five roads of Tara was in the tale Togail Bruidne Da Derga (The Destruction of Da Derga's Hall).[14][15]
 
The five roads are said to be:
 
Slighe Assail, which went west towards Lough Owel, then to Rathcroghan.
Slighe Midluachra, which went to Slane, then to Navan Fort, ending at Dunseverick.
Slighe Cualann, which went through Dublin and through the old district of Cualann towards Waterford.
Slighe Dala, which went towards and through Ossory.
Slighe Mhór ('Great Highway'), which roughly followed the Esker Riada to County Galway.


==Significance==
==Significance==
By the beginning of [[Ireland]]'s historical period, Tara had become the seat of a sacral kingship. Historian Dáibhí Ó Cróinín writes that Tara "possessed an aura that seemed to set it above" the other royal seats. It is recorded as the seat of the High King of Ireland (Ard Rí) and is "central to most of the great drama in early Irish literature". Various medieval king lists traced a line of High Kings far into the past.


By the beginning of Ireland's historical period, Tara had become the seat of a sacral kingship. Historian Dáibhí Ó Cróinín writes that Tara "possessed an aura that seemed to set it above" the other royal seats. It is recorded as the seat of the High King of Ireland (Ard Rí) and is "central to most of the great drama in early Irish literature". Various medieval king lists traced a line of High Kings far into the past.
Irish legend says that the [[Lia Fáil]] (Stone of Destiny) at Tara was brought to Ireland by the divine [[Tuatha Dé Danann]], and that it would cry out under the foot of the true king. Medb Lethderg was the sovereignty goddess of Tara. The cult of the sacral kingship of Tara is reflected in the legends of High King Conaire Mór, while another legendary High King, Cormac mac Airt, is presented as the ideal king.The reign of Diarmait mac Cerbaill, a historical king of Tara in the sixth century, was seen as particularly important by medieval writers. Although he was probably pagan, he was also influenced by Christian leaders and "stood chronologically between two worlds, the ancient pagan one and the new Christian one".
 
Irish legend says that the [[Lia Fáil]] (Stone of Destiny) at Tara was brought to Ireland by the divine Tuatha Dé Danann, and that it would cry out under the foot of the true king. Medb Lethderg was the sovereignty goddess of Tara. The cult of the sacral kingship of Tara is reflected in the legends of High King Conaire Mór, while another legendary High King, Cormac mac Airt, is presented as the ideal king.[18] The reign of Diarmait mac Cerbaill, a historical king of Tara in the sixth century, was seen as particularly important by medieval writers. Although he was probably pagan, he was also influenced by Christian leaders and "stood chronologically between two worlds, the ancient pagan one and the new Christian one".


==The Five Roads of Tara==
==The Five Roads of Tara==
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* Slighe Mhór ('Great Highway'), which roughly followed the Esker Riada to County Galway.
* Slighe Mhór ('Great Highway'), which roughly followed the Esker Riada to County Galway.


==Emerald Crystal Activation at the Hill of Tara==
The [[Hill of Tara]] was the residence of the [[Maji Grail King]]s, who in ancient times ruled over [[Ireland]]. They were connected to a massive cathedral temple embedded in the holographic features found in this location of the planetary grid. The King of Tara was a spiritual kingship, rather than a territorial seat; thus, the king was believed to be a link between the otherworld and humankind, the spiritual seat of kingship that embodied of the [[Natural Laws]] of God into [[Ireland]]. When a true benevolent Maji Grail King has embodied his [[Avatar]] Solar Christ self, his spiritual connections are intact and therefore, he assures that the krystal river current is flowing throughout his kingdom enriching his lands, nation or country.
There is a massive [[Emerald Krystal Cathedral Network]] with [[Avalon Portals]] found on several dimensional layers under and above the Hill of Tara, surrounded by about 300 huge posts made from an entire oak forest, the sacred oak of Celt-Druid Aryans. White Dragon Mother [[Ériú]] was the original protector of the [[Emerald Crystal]] built by the [[Tu’Atha]] at [[Lia Fail]] for serving the Celtic-Druid lineages in the region, and there was situated an enormous dormant [[Solar Dragon]] body with its underbelly at the center of the land mass in the [[Hill of Uisneach]].<ref>[https://energeticsynthesis.com/resource-tools/3862-emerald-crystal-heart-of-eire Emerald Heart of Eire]</ref>
==Hierogamic Marriage at Hill of Tara==
[[File:Hill-of-Tara.jpg|thumb|Hill of Tara Ringfort <ref>[https://energeticsynthesis.com/resource-tools/3862-emerald-crystal-heart-of-eire]</ref>]]


During the events of the 9:9 activation of [[Lia Fail]], Guardians opened the fullness of the [[Cosmic Amoraea Shield]] in the location of the [[Hill of Tara]], releasing the inversions of current reversal networks of [[Corvidae Curse]] by anchoring six (6) pillared solar shield networks of Cosmic Aton linked into the [[Cosmic Mother]]’s [[Elaysian Living Waters]] to awaken the Emerald Stone of Destiny. The Cosmic Amoraea Shield encompasses the Divine Holy Spirit of Mother and Christ Child, made up of The Six Emerald Crystal Heart Pillars further sourced from the original twelve [[Reuche Pillars]] from the God Worlds that generate the [[Emerald Order]] Tree of Life.
And thus, Guardians gathered to witness the holy matrimony of the [[Hieros Gamos|hierogamic union]] between the [[Cosmic Mother]]’s [[White Queen]] and [[Cosmic Father]]’s Red King as the sacred marriage coupling was made in the throne room of the [[Hill of Tara]] complex, returning in the Emerald Diamond Sun template into the planetary grid. Imagine one white queen and red king couple, standing at the altar in front of the [[Lia Fail]], the white queen is wearing a beautiful white lace filigree ornate gown, holding a bouquet of white roses, the red king is wearing a black tux with neck tie embossed with four leaf clovers, with a single red rose in his breast pocket. The [[Holy Mother Sophia]] and the [[Triple Solar Masculine|Benevolent Christos Solar King]] pray together as one [[Emerald Crystal Heart]] united with God, as one mind united with God, one sacred hierogamic body united with God throughout eternity. Our [[White Queen and Red King]] are embodied as the beloved [[Christos-Sophia]] embodying the spiritual reclamation of the [[Emerald Order]], as the clarion call is made to the Cosmic [[Emerald Sun DNA|Emerald Suns]].<ref>[https://energeticsynthesis.com/resource-tools/3862-emerald-crystal-heart-of-eire Emerald Heart of Eire]</ref>


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==See Also==
==See Also==


[[Hill of Tara]]
[[Emerald Krystal Cathedral Network]]
 
[[Teach Cormaic]]
 
[[Hill of Uisneach]]
 
[[Newgrange]]


[[Geomantic Code]]
[[Geomantic Code]]