9 "...County Meath, Ireland..."

"Meath (the "middle") was formed from the eastern part of the province of Midhe - see Kings
of Mide - but now forms part of Leinster. Historically this province of Meath included all of the current county as well as all of Westmeath and parts of Cavan, Longford, Louth, Offaly,
Dublin and Kildare. The High King of Ireland sat at Tara in Meath. The archaeological
complex of Brú na Bóinne is 5,000 years old and includes the burial sites of Newgrange,
Knowth and Dowth, in the northeast of the county."

-- Reference: Wikipedia.org

10  "...The Great Mound" at Knowth, and Dowth, the "Fairy Mound of Darkness".

These are sacred "cairns" or massive stone structures that were erected about 3,700
BCE and engraved with indecipherable hieroglyphs..."

"The astronomical significance of Kerbstone 51, the "Stone of the Seven Suns", at Dowth:
If moonlight were to shine on the back stone of the eastern passage at Knowth, it would
illuminate a map of the moon itself, the world's oldest known depiction of the lunar maria*.
The carvings are about 4800 years old. The next oldest depiction of the maria known to
science is that by Leonardo da Vinci in about 1505 AD.

* Lunar maria (singular: mare, two syllables) are large, dark, basaltic plains on Earth's
Moon, formed by ancient volcanic eruptions. They were dubbed maria, Latin for "seas", by
early astronomers who mistook them for actual seas. They are less reflective than the
"highlands" as a result of their iron-rich compositions, and hence appear dark to the naked
eye. The maria cover about 16% of the lunar surface, mostly on the near-side visible from
Earth. The few maria on the far-side are much smaller, residing mostly in very large craters
where only a small amount of flooding occurred. -- Reference: Wikipedia

The mythology about Dowth speaks of a bull and seven cows, it seems likely that the site
has some connection with the constellation of Taurus, the Bull, which contains the open
cluster the Pleiades, otherwise known as "The Seven Sisters". This constellation was very
important around the year 3000BC, when the Boyne Valley mounds were being constructed,
as it contained the Sun on the Spring Equinox, that very important moment of the year when
the Sun's path along the ecliptic crossed the celestial equator heading northwards. It is the
Sun's position among the zodiac stars at this time which determines the current 'age' – i.e.
the "Age of Taurus".

Another interesting phenomenon which occurs at this time is what is known to astronomers
as a 'heliacal rising' of the Pleiades. This happens when the stars in question rise at the
eastern horizon but are quickly lost in the glare of the rising sun. It is interesting to note that
the Egyptians, and the Dogon tribe in Africa, (See: The Oz Factors) among others, used the
same Dowth-like 'sun-wheel' symbols to signify a heliacal rising.

If these 'sun-wheel' symbols do represent the heliacal rising of the Pleiades, it tells us
something very significant about the Neolithic people – they were aware of the great cycle of
precession, the slow wobble of the Earth's axis which causes the celestial pole to shift over
time, resulting in the Vernal Equinox point, that place where the Sun crosses the celestial
equator, moving backwards, or westwards, through the Zodiac over a huge 25,800-year
period. This Vernal point moves just one degree (about two widths of the full moon) every 72
years, and spends on average 2,150 years in each of the twelve constellations of the
Zodiac."

-- Reference: http://www.mythicalireland.com/ancientsites/dowth/candlelight.html

11  "...In ancient Irish religion and mythology this (Tara) was the sacred place of
dwelling for the "gods"..."

" Sitting on top of the King's Seat (Forradh) of Temair is the most famous of Tara's
monuments - Ireland's ancient coronation stone - the Lia Fail or "Stone of Destiny", which
was brought here according to mythology by the godlike people, the Tuatha Dé Danann, as
one of their sacred objects. It was said to roar when touched by the rightful king of Tara.
A new theory suggests Tara was the ancient capital of the lost kingdom of Atlantis. The
mythical land of Atlantis was Ireland, according to a new book. There are a large number of
monuments and earthen structures on the Hill of Tara. The earliest settlement at the site was
in the Neolithic, and the Mound of the Hostages was constructed in or around 2500BC."

-- Reference: http://www.mythicalireland.com/ancientsites/tara/

12  "...the Military - Industrial Complex that President Eisenhower warned us about in
his farewell address..."

"A military-industrial complex (MIC) is composed of a nation's armed forces, its suppliers
of weapons systems, supplies and services, and its civil government.  The term "MIC" is most often used in reference to the United States, where it gained popularity after its use in the farewell address of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. In the penultimate draft of the address, Eisenhower initially used the term military-industrial-congressional complex, and thus indicated the essential role that the United States Congress plays in the propagation of the military industry. But, it is said, that the president chose to strike the word congressional in order to placate members of the legislative branch of the federal government.

It is sometimes used more broadly to include the entire network of contracts and flows of
money and resources among individuals as well as institutions of the defense contractors,
The Pentagon, and the Congress and Executive branch. This sector is intrinsically prone to
Principal-agent problem, moral hazard, and rent seeking. Cases of political corruption have
also surfaced with regularity.

President of the United States (and former General of the Army) Dwight D. Eisenhower
later used the term in his Farewell Address to the Nation on January 17, 1961:

"A vital element in keeping the peace is our military establishment. Our arms must be
mighty, ready for instant action, so that no potential aggressor may be tempted to risk his
own destruction...

This conjunction of an immense military establishment and a large arms industry is new in
the American experience. The total influence — economic, political, even spiritual — is felt in every city, every statehouse, every office of the federal government. We recognize the imperative need for this development. Yet we must not fail to comprehend its grave implications. Our toil, resources and livelihood are all involved; so is the very structure of our society.

In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.

We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes. We should take nothing for granted. Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can compel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods and goals so that security and liberty may prosper together."

-- Reference: Wikipedia.org