The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-17
Famous Tara, Where Ireland'SP Patron
Saint Performed Miracles, Sold
at Auction for $lS,5OO.

Tara's Hill-famous IN history. song
and story-was sold the other day at pub
he auction.
This green Irish mound, surrnounted
by its ola gray stones. whereon Druids
once offered sacrifice was put on the
block" and hundreds OF persons bid for
II, just as people bid at a sale OF lots
IN a western boom town
Yet, underneath the prosaic surface.
there ran a deep current OF sentiment.
inspired by centuries OF tradition and no.
BILE ASSOCIATION. The price rose steadily.
until Tara's ancient hill was knocked
down" at last Tor Sls,5O0. a woman was
the purchaser
sold for a mere song" is the verdict
OF many patriot who values the land
for the sake OF its associations.
St Patrick's histl.y is interviewer
closely with the early accounts OF Tara.
The patron saint OF the Emerald Isle per-
formed miracles on the spot. Some OF
them are quantity descr bed by the an
client chronicleTs whose writings were
GGsd In compiling The Tripartite Life"
OF the saint
When Patrick came from Rome. says
one venerable document, he went 10 In
Yer Dea in Leinster. Howbeit, Nathi
son OF Garrchu. came against him. Sin
ell, however, son of F.ndchad, is the first
who believed in God IN Ireland through
Patricks preaching. Wherefore Patrick
bestowed a blessing upon him and upon
his offspring.
In those days these things were done
as aforesaid. At that time there was
a certain fierce heather king in Ireland
named Loegaire. son OF Mall. and in
Tara were his residence and his royal
grip. In the NTH year Of the reign Of
Loegaire, son of Mall Patrick came to
Ireland.
WIZARDS AND ENCHANTERS.
This cruel king, then, to wit. I.oegaire
son of Mall, had wizards and enchdntors.
who used TO tell by their wizardry and
feathensms what was before them.
Lochru and Lucatmael were the chiefs
OF them, and they were the authors OF
that art OF false prophecy.
They foretold then that an evil-lawed
prophet would come hither over the sea
to their land and teach that he
would find love and reverence with the
men of Ireland, and that he would cast
the Kings and Lords out OF their realm
and would destroy all the images OF their
idols, and that the usage which would
come there would abide forever and ever
Now. when. Patrick had completed hi,
voyage and his vessel took harbor at In.
yer Dea. I'm Leinster he brought his yes
sci to land. " IL happened then thai
wHs the time at which was celebrated tn,
high tide OF the heathen--to wit, the
feast of Tara. The Kings and the Lord.
and the chiefs used to come to Tara &c
Loegalre. son OF Niall-to celebrate thai
festival therein. The wizards also and the
augurs would come. so that they wer,
prophesying 10 them. on that night, then
tAs fire OF every heath In Ireland was
uuenched and It was proclaimed by tn,
King that no fire should be kindled' ir
Ireland before the fire OF Tara. ant thai
no gold or silver should be taken (as com.
pensation) from him who should kinde Il
but that he should go to death for hi.
crime
KINDBED THE HOLY FIRE
Patrick knew not that, and even
though he had known IL this would not
have hindered him.
As the folk OF Tara were bidng there
they saw at some distance from them the
paschal. consecnted fire which Patrick
had kinded. 1t lighted up the whole OF
Mag Breg. Then" said the King. that
Is n breach OF the ban and law OF mine
go and find out who hath done so"
we see" say the wizards. "the fire
and we know that unless u is quenched
on the night on which II was made II will