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PREHISTORIC
TOMBS
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"I owe a lot of my inspiration to find
and photograph megalithic tombs (most of which I
didn't know existed behind the hedges I passed by so often) to your superb
website.
"I find your photographs especially valuable
because I can see how many have changed
(sadly for the worse) over the last few decades. Your photo of Clontygora
in the snow in
particular was responsible for me taking to the icy December lanes of
Armagh
to get some of my own!
"The photos of Kilclooney
More amongst others
convinced me that these tombs are not only interesting to visit and admire,
but are also truly sculptural especially in the context of where the builders
chose to place them.
"I must add that I find your analysis
of the cultures who created these monuments very refreshing:
a welcome antidote to the usual unconditional hero-worship and reverence
of the ancients.
It made me realise that it is possible to critique the progress of man
through the ages
- and still be in awe of their lasting achievements.
This is the only such appraisal I have seen anywhere, specifically of
the island of Ireland."
- Ken Williams, photographer, Dublin 2005.
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Congratulations!"
- Anne Hodge, Curator of
Prints and Drawings, National Gallery of Ireland.
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and to
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Though the most determined destruction of
Irish megaliths (amounting to many thousands)
occurred between 1860 and 1960,
official reports indicate that at least 10% of surviving Irish Archæological
sites have been destroyed
over the past decade.
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