The Discovery of the Dingle Diamond is a quest -
It is this spirit of the past, an unbroken thread that sings in the wind and sparkles in the air, that has guided the thoughts and discoveries that lie in this book. A spectre of a time when humans still lived their lives in harmony with the currents of the seasonal change; still alive and vital it whispers of our real heritage, subtly creeping into the present, into the uncharted subconscious and into the dreams of those who live or visit these shores; a bond as strong as time and one that is touched with every visit to the ancient monuments that clutter the Kingdom of Kerry.
The folklore and mythology of Ireland is a remarkable and precious seam, and none so productive as this particular piece of West Kerry. In quarrying its secrets a tale has revealed itself. It evokes the same atmosphere of gnosis that bound the mystics who sought answers in the mountains, it leads from myth to archaeological site and back to myth, deeper and further into the past, until it abruptly coalesces as an insight into our genesis as spiritual beings. I do nothing more than tie this nosegay of history with the syntax of reason, for it is a heritage that belongs to each and every one of us.
5000 years ago the mysterious fairy folk of Irish myth, the Tuatha Dé Danaan, landed their boats on the shores of Ireland. In the hills of Ireland's most westerly peninsula they built a massive Temple, the Dingle Diamond.
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"The Dingle Diamond is a mix of archaeology and myth and offers interesting new readings of the history of the human race, the Tuatha De Danaan and the Dingle Peninsula."
Sharon Ni Chonchuir, Kerry Eye Newspaper
