Destruction of ancient graveyard a disgrace

IT is a national disgrace that the 2,500-year-old graveyard in Collierstown, near the Hill of Tara, has been destroyed by the NRA.

As yet, no full archaeological report has been published, leaving the Irish people in darkness about the heritage of the site and its importance to national folklore. There has always been a tradition in Irish culture never to interfere with the graves of our ancestors — yet no attempt at preserving the graveyard was contemplated.

The preliminary reports on the NRA website record only three human remains being unearthed, yet the final dig uncovered graves of at least 50 individuals, including many children buried in ceremonial alignment.