{"id":1128,"date":"2012-11-16T15:34:18","date_gmt":"2012-11-16T15:34:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/?p=1128"},"modified":"2014-11-16T15:35:20","modified_gmt":"2014-11-16T15:35:20","slug":"aideens-grave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/aideens-grave\/","title":{"rendered":"Aideens Grave"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1724\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1724\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1724\" title=\"Aideens Grave\" src=\"http:\/\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Aideens-Grave.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Aideens Grave&quot; - Dolmen at Howth\" width=\"640\" height=\"205\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1724\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Aideens Grave&#8221; &#8211; Dolmen at Howth<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Raised by hands, set there in perfection<br \/>\nThe dead honoured, stones perfect placed<br \/>\nAsh and bones, placed in affection<br \/>\nOf the dead, never to be displaced&#8230;<br \/>\nBut time, maybe mankind, which we know not<br \/>\nTwisting, the capstone came crashing down!<br \/>\nStrong stone construction, as if did rot<br \/>\nFrom within, the tomb it lost its crown!<br \/>\nCaused the supporting stones to give&#8230;<br \/>\nAll to lie today in a tangled heap.<br \/>\nSpirits still among stones still live<br \/>\nSafe the dead&#8217;s memory stones keep!<br \/>\nUs, walking for them say prayers silent<br \/>\nEach to our own Gods as them we know<br \/>\nTime, life, quiet, peaceful or violent<br \/>\nAll meet our end, and to earth we go.<\/p>\n<address>Reference:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.megalithicireland.com\/Howth%20Dolmen.htm\">http:\/\/www.megalithicireland.com\/Howth%20Dolmen.htm<\/a><\/address>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Raised by hands, set there in perfection The dead honoured, stones perfect placed Ash and bones, placed in affection Of the dead, never to be displaced&#8230; But time, maybe mankind, which we know not Twisting, the capstone came crashing down! Strong stone construction, as if did rot From within, the &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[256,168],"tags":[1273,1274,1272,2345,963,1275],"class_list":["post-1128","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-irish-heritage","category-irish-legend","tag-aideens-grave","tag-dolment","tag-howth","tag-ireland","tag-legend","tag-megalith","column","twocol"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7EI4f-ic","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":103,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/naoises-people\/","url_meta":{"origin":1128,"position":0},"title":"Naoise\u2019s People","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"18th June 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"He who she loved\u2026 of the black, black hair Ruby lips and cheeks, of the palest skin\u2026 Not of the Celts as described them days What was the heart, that beat within? 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