Idiot vandals wreck 5,500-year-old Meath monument

profitius

An historic monument featuring ancient Irish writing has had the almighty crap beaten out of it by at least one mindless idiot at the Hill of Tara in Meath.

The Lia Fáil stone once served as the coronation place for the High Kings of Tara, but now lies in a much less regal state having been battered at least 11 time with a hammer.

"These monuments are a fundamental part of our shared heritage and history, and I condemn in the strongest terms the damage that has been caused to this monument," he told the Irish Times.

None of the four sides of the 5,500-year-old standing stone were spared and the granite face was severely damaged. The vandalism was discovered last weekend, but it's not known when the moronic act was committed.

Arts Minister Jimmy Deenihan has predictably condemned the vandals, but there precious little he can do at this stage. It's not yet clear how serious the damage is, but a archaeologist from the National Monuments Service has examined it and removed fragments.

http://www.joe.ie/news-politics/current-affairs/idiot-vandals-wreck-5500-year-old-meath-monument-0025841-1


They should be locked away for life.

My name is URL

Sure nobody cares about heritage these days

Professey Chin

My name is URL wrote: »

Sure nobody cares about heritage these days

I do

Deus Ex Machina

profitius wrote: »

Arts Minister Jimmy Deenihan has predictably condemned the vandals

Jesus, he really went medieval on their asses!

byhookorbycrook

Seeing as the govt wrecked the Boyne Valley, it's no surprise that others don't respect the area.

Pottler

"Unemployed Stone mason in drumming up work scandal.":D

profitius

Pottler wrote: »

"Unemployed Stone mason in drumming up work scandal.":D

Hilarious

Diego Maradona

Arts Minister?

Now whats the point in that?

Scioch

The crime should be the punishment. 11 belts of a lump hammer.

whatdoicare

I often wondered why there was never any real security around irreplaceable pieces of heritage - I live near the Treaty stone in Limerick and I see graffiti being scrubbed off of it every other week by some poor fella. It would only take one absolute f**king idiot to damage it permanently with a hammer.

Who's failing here - the parents or our schools?

amacca

Diego Maradona wrote: »

Arts Minister?

Now whats the point in that?

He has secret powers you couldn't even begin to comprehend...........shhhh

amacca

whatdoicare wrote: »

I often wondered why there was never any real security around irreplaceable pieces of heritage - I live near the Treaty stone in Limerick and I see graffiti being scrubbed off of it every other week by some poor fella. It would only take one absolute f**king idiot to damage it permanently with a hammer.

Who's failing here - the parents or our schools?

I blame the parents Joe!

LordSmeg wrote: »

The crime should be the punishment. 11 belts of a lump hammer.

Into the stones................ (genitalia)

Markcheese

It's a protest against the celts or even the pre-celts, I mean what have the Celts ever done for us....

danniemcq

whatdoicare wrote: »

I often wondered why there was never any real security around irreplaceable pieces of heritage - I live near the Treaty stone in Limerick and I see graffiti being scrubbed off of it every other week by some poor fella. It would only take one absolute f**king idiot to damage it permanently with a hammer.

Who's failing here - the parents or our schools?

Parents, ALWAYS the parents.

People that blame schools are lazy useless parents.

My name is URL

The Great Chinholio wrote: »

I do

Heritage is yesterday's news, man. get with the times.. invest in markets and speculation like.. lets get Ireland working.

thomur

Make me sick to hear this. Its our heritage. If it was left to these creatures we would be still living in the dark ages

MaxSteele

Why aren't sturdy, durable, see through structures just erected around heritage monuments like these ?

Like ffs .. the fact some shower of scumbags were able to destroy a priceless heritage site speaks volume about negligence from this so called "arts minister".

Frustrating isn't the word.

whatdoicare

danniemcq wrote: »

Parents, ALWAYS the parents.

People that blame schools are lazy useless parents.

The only thing is though - are the parents idiots too? Obviously, yes.
So, how do we break the cycle of stupidity?
I liked the idea before of parents doing time aswell for stuff their little darlings did to public property.

danniemcq

whatdoicare wrote: »

The only thing is though - are the parents idiots too? Obviously, yes.
So, how do we break the cycle of stupidity?
I liked the idea before of parents doing time aswell for stuff their little darlings did to public property.

March parents and children up and down the road with a massive sandwich board sign saying what they did.

Shame is one of the most powerful weapons

Yeah this sh.it is terrible, and can't understand why some scumbag would do this BUT....

did anyone just see the Yank wan on the news crying over it?!?!:eek::eek::eek::D:D

whatdoicare

danniemcq wrote: »

March parents and children up and down the road with a massive sandwich board sign saying what they did.

Shame is one of the most powerful weapons

I quite like that idea, I hope they catch this idiot and televise his/her shame.
They should go traditional with the rotten veg and cow poo thrown at them in the streets.

mstorres

Disgraceful, a complete disregard for our history and heritage!

kowloon

Housing developers, farmers, the GAA, they all messed up monuments. Idiots with hammers do a lot less damage. The relationship between the NRA and Irish archaeology tells a story all of its own.

DonkeyStyle \o/

A handful of good-for-nothings ruining things for everyone else... as usual.
Sickened but not surprised.

WindSock

The minister is a useless prick. Should offer some kind of incentive to shop the dumb fckers in. No doubt they videotaped their spree to show their mates so they shoulnd be too hard to find.

I like how we can get up and touch the monuments here. Putting perspex around them all so Anto cant get a shot would detract from them and be costly.

Trigger13222

kowloon wrote: »

Housing developers, farmers, the GAA, they all messed up monuments. Idiots with hammers do a lot less damage. The relationship between the NRA and Irish archaeology tells a story all of its own.

Seriously what are you rambling on about?

Trigger13222

WindSock wrote: »

The minister is a useless prick. Should offer some kind of incentive to shop the dumb fckers in. No doubt they videotaped their spree to show their mates so they shoulnd be too hard to find.

I like how we can get up and touch the monuments here. Putting perspex around them all so Anto cant get a shot would detract from them and be costly.

Yeah 10k for the culprit to be found dead or alive is what Jimmy Dennihan should of down, I'm all for the TD bashing but wtf do you want him to do?

Callan57

Minister Deenihan need not worry the Tuatha Dé Danann will sort them out in due course & their seed, breed and generation will pay dearly for this vandalism. Wouldn't want to be in their shoes some dark night & the Tuatha have long, long memories & ingenious punishments.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

surely monument is a bit much for a big bloody rock in the ground with some scratches on it

its not like they dynamited newgrange

WindSock

Trigger13222 wrote: »

I'm all for the TD bashing but wtf do you want him to do?

Offer an incentive or reward on info leading to the identities of the crims. I just said it there in my last post which you addressed there in yours.

squod

WindSock wrote: »

Offer an incentive or reward on info leading to

Several witnesses have said bahh

Teyla Emmagan

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: »

surely monument is a bit much for a big bloody rock in the ground with some scratches on it

its not like they dynamited newgrange

It's the Lia Fail! It's not a rock in the ground with some scratches in it. Do you know nothing about our history, or Celtic mythology.

This type of wanton stupidity and destruction really annoys me.

WindSock

squod wrote: »

Several witnesses have said bahh

Not much use in hoping for a definate line of inquiry with sheep.

Trigger13222

WindSock wrote: »

Offer an incentive or reward on info leading to the identities of the crims. I just said it there in my last post which you addressed there in yours.

Where do you draw the line at offering a reward for catching the offenders, damage like this happens all over the country. It would be more appropriate for the guards to try catch them.

Maudi

byhookorbycrook wrote: »

Seeing as the govt wrecked the Boyne Valley, it's no surprise that others don't respect the area.

arts minister dosent care/will do nothing. and i actually laughed out loud when i think of the guards getting involved...i brought the vandalism of a local 14c castle to the attention of our county heritage office...HERITAGE officer in fact...and they just completely passed the buck...mmnahh...dont care response...but hey...lay on a dinner and a photographer and the same people will bleat on about our heritage and tourism...

gurramok

http://www.joe.ie/news-politics/current-affairs/idiot-vandals-wreck-5500-year-old-meath-monument-0025841-1

That monument looks very erect

Markcheese

whatdoicare wrote: »

danniemcq wrote: »

March parents and children up and down the road with a massive sandwich board sign saying what they did.

Shame is one of the most powerful weapons

I quite like that idea, I hope they catch this idiot and televise his/her shame.
They should go traditional with the rotten veg and cow poo thrown at them in the streets.[/Quote


You can't do that what about the scrotes human rights....?

Pedant

A lot of these objects are just counterfeits or make up anyway. Newgrange, for instance, is heavily renovated ands looks nothing like it would have done 5000 years ago - a lot of the renovation design is just guess work. The Céide Fields in Mayo were just invented and never actually existed.

Pedant

gurramok wrote: »

http://www.joe.ie/news-politics/current-affairs/idiot-vandals-wreck-5500-year-old-meath-monument-0025841-1

That monument looks very erect

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAryFIuRxmQ

ejmaztec

WindSock wrote: »

The minister is a useless prick.

A lot of people can vouch for that, but he still manages to elected as a TD in Listowel every time, and has even been voted "Kerry Person of The Year", for some reason which escapes me.

He'll do what he normally does after issuing an announcement, feck all.

Kess73

Callan57 wrote: »

Minister Deenihan need not worry the Tuatha Dé Danann will sort them out in due course & their seed, breed and generation will pay dearly for this vandalism. Wouldn't want to be in their shoes some dark night & the Tuatha have long, long memories & ingenious punishments.

Maybe Danu will call on Sláine to have a word with the vandal.

Cookie_Monster

all those ghost estates to trash and they out of the way to find some ancient stones, kids these days...

retroactive

One has to ask "Why?" This appears to have been completely senseless and unmotivated.

Also, using a hammer to destroy a rock? Whomever is responsible wasn't the brightest spark. It isn't very close to anything either - They must have walked out to it with a hammer and the intention of causing damage, again why? Only swung eleven time too.. smacks of laziness after all that preparation.

Shryke

There is something abjectly pathetic about the whole thing. It doesn't even make sense when you figure drink into the mix.
It's not shocking though. Plenty of apes roaming the streets.

o1s1n

Kess73 wrote: »

Maybe Danu will call on Sláine to have a word with the vandal.

WARP SPASM!

Monty Burnz

I imagine it's a religious nutter trying to delay the apocalypse or something - the Lia Fail features in lots of New Agey horse****, and I doubt your average vandal would bother travelling there to smash some old rock.

hooradiation

Ahh now, it's not like what happens in Meath matters to anyone.

gavinbell

how many people are unemployed in this country? how many people have to leave this county every day through no fault of their own, leaving their families through necessity to havea standard of living, a sense of pride, a roof over their head.......and you are talking **** about some poxy stone in smelly meath....is that stone going to put food on somebodys table. get a life or crawl back in your hole.

Wattle

gavinbell wrote: »

how many people are unemployed in this country? how many people have to leave this county every day through no fault of their own, leaving their families through necessity to havea standard of living, a sense of pride, a roof over their head.......and you are talking **** about some poxy stone in smelly meath....is that stone going to put food on somebodys table. get a life or crawl back in your hole.

FFS :rolleyes:

Cookie_Monster

gavinbell wrote: »

how many people have to leave this county every day through no fault of their own, leaving their families through necessity to havea standard of living, a sense of pride, a roof over their head........

best decision I ever made, you should try it! Maybe all that resentment will disappear once you're livin it up abroad...

gavinbell

great contribution wattle. muppet