Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-13
HILL OF TARA TO BE SOLD.
Erin's Most Historic Spot to 60 at
 Private Sale.

HrlVaIe Sale.
 One of Irelands historic places, the Hill of Tara, is to be sold soon The farm which contains the famous Hill of Tara was put up for sale the other day, but attracted only two bidders. The highest sum offered was $14, ,6OO, and as this was considered insumcient the farm has been reserved for private sale.
 So Shrouded in legend is the history of the famous hill that it is difficult to determine when it first became a place of importance. From the earliest times up to the end of the sixth cen tury a national congress was neId there during the feast of Saman once every three years. The first two days of the assembly were spent in friendly inter- course between the kings of Ireland, the chief Druids, the bards and the philosophers. Afterward they turned in for serious business, consulting rude sort of parliament, drawing up laws which were considered necessary for the country A college is also sup posed to have been built on this hill, where the young were instructed in music, poetry and the mysteries of
 
 St Patrick preached to the Druids here. and no doubt won many con- verts to Christianity on the very site which the farm now occupies. Ac- cording to tradition, it was soon after his death that the ssstone of destiny'' on which the Irish kings were crowned was taken to Scotland and thereafter used in the coronation of a long line of Scottish kings. From Scotland it was brought by Edward I. to it's pres ent resting place in Westminster Ab- bey. All the British kings since then have been crowned over it, and King Edward will follow suit in June.
 Tara Hill has been the scene of many fight. The Danes finally were drlven from Ireland in battle fought on the hillside in the year 9SO A. D. m later years Roderic, the last Irish klng. assembled his troops on the hill TOT the great attack on the English in Dublln. Coming down to comparative " modern times, Tara Hill was the scene of struggle between the Irish insurgents and the yeomanry in 179S. The rebels. or "Croppies,' were de- feated with great loss and many of them were buried on the spot where they fell. hence the name that is some tlmes given eto Tara-the "Croppies' Crave The stone that marks inc grave IS far more interesting than the adjoining statue of St Patrick. for it IS believed to have formed q part of the almost prehistoric Hall of Tara Aside from this stone. no trace is Jeff or the college that is supposed to have crowned the hill, but the place will continue to live through the best known Of Moore's Irish melodies: The Harp that once thro' Tara,s
 Halls,
 The soul of music shed,
 Now hangs as mute on Tara,s walls
 AS if that soul were fled;
 So sleeps the pride of former days
 So glory's thrill is o'er.
 And hearts that once beat bigh far
 praise.
 Now feel that pulse 10 more!
 NO more to chiefs and ladies bright = The Harp of Tara swells: 1e chord alone that breaks at niebt
 It's tale of ruin tells.
 | nus freedom now so seldom wakas.
 ne only throb she gives. IS when some heart indignant breaks
 Q snow that still she liyes',
 Up to the present no one has oron suggested that this most historic Sira Ill Erin should be preserved fo,. +l,o puDlc.-NeW York Press