And so very quietly. Some time ago. No one really knows when. No one really cares. No outcry. No rage nor anger. Not even a single question: Why? – is raised. Absolute silence.
In a statement to the Inish Times George Moir, press officer, OPW, “said they had a valid reason for omitting Grianán of Aileach [...]
Archive for March, 2008
Grianan Aileach lost National monument status
Posted in Grianan Aileach, Heritage Protection, tagged Grianan Aileach on March 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Grianan Aileach in the care of the State
Posted in Grianan Aileach, Heritage Protection, tagged Grianan Aileach on March 20, 2008 | 2 Comments »
It has yet to be established when the ringfort of stone was built on top of Greenan Hill but the earthworks and now lost souterrain (underground chamber) originate from as early as the Stone and Bronze Age. The geographical position of the hill and therefore everything placed on its top enjoys not only vast views [...]
Determination
Posted in Grianan Aileach, Heritage Protection, tagged Grianan Aileach, Heritage Protection on March 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The weather is still too cold and unpredictable to venture into the hills and visit my ’secret’ site again. Looking at the photos I took the day I stumbled over this site, I know that it will be a learning process. Like Grianan Aileach; every time it collapses or parts of its wall are replaced, [...]
