Rath Lugh update, Ireland

August 14th 2008
Pro­tec­tors were stag­ing a Tree Protest near the Col­lier­stown site high­light­ing the fact that rough­ly 62 bod­ies were removed from their sacred bur­ial grounds to make way for the con­struc­tion of the M3 Motor­way. Col­lier­stown grave­yard dates from pre­his­toric times with buri­als con­tin­u­ing into the ear­ly medieval era.

The Tree Protest was giv­en huge sup­port from pass­ing motorists. Locals also joined in com­ing out of their homes to give encour­age­ment and there were plen­ty of vol­un­teers to take stints to main­tain a pres­ence.