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shenmue

(38,506 posts) Thu Jan 22, 2015, 01:44 AM Jan 2015

Statue of sea god stolen from Northern Ireland site

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From the article:

Mystery surrounds the disappearance of a six-foot sculpture of a Celtic sea god from a mountainside.

Manannán Mac Lir, which is made out of fibre glass and stainless steel, was stolen from Binevenagh Mountain near Limavady in County Londonderry.

The statue had became a popular tourist attraction in the area since its installation about a year ago.

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Statue of sea god stolen from Northern Ireland site (Original Post) shenmue Jan 2015 OP

Religious fanatics - akin to blowing up Buddhas csziggy Jan 2015 #1

Hopefully, Manannán will return to wreak vegance on statue stealers & ocean FSogol Jan 2015 #2

No, but I like Poul Anderson shenmue Jan 2015 #3

csziggy

(34,137 posts)

1. Religious fanatics - akin to blowing up Buddhas

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Thu Jan 22, 2015, 11:18 PM

Jan 2015

From the article in the link: "Those who made off with the sea god left a wooden cross with the words 'You shall have no other gods before me' in its place."

Aren't there sufficient Christian churches in Ireland? Why do they have to destroy a work of art that simply gives a nod to archaic beliefs of the land?

Anything more I might say would descend into obscenities.

FSogol

(45,527 posts)

2. Hopefully, Manannán will return to wreak vegance on statue stealers & ocean

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Sat Jan 24, 2015, 06:18 PM

Jan 2015

polluters.

PS. Anyone ever read "The Broken Sword" by Poul Anderson? Manannán Mac Lir appears.

shenmue

(38,506 posts)

3. No, but I like Poul Anderson

Reply to FSogol (Reply #2)

Sat Jan 24, 2015, 07:09 PM

Jan 2015

Thanks for the tip!

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