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By:  Marshall Ramsey II, Worthy News U.S. Correspondent
 
KNOCKNAREA, Ireland (WorthyNews) -- Archaeologists at IT Sligo have found the bones of an adult and a child in a tiny cave high on Knocknarea mountain near the town of the same name.
 
Researchers discovered a total of 13 small bones and bone fragments in an almost inaccessible cave last November.  Three were from a child and 10 from the adult.  They included foot bones and fragments of skull.
 
The adult was aged 30 to 39 and the child of four to six years.  While it was not possible to determine the gender, radiocarbon dating has shown that they are some 5,500 years old, making them among the earliest human bones found in the county.
 
Interestingly, it appears that the two are not related, that is, they are not a parent/sibling combination.  The adult was dated to be about 5,500 years old whereas the child about 300 years younger.  While there is no definite proof, it is possible that the mountain-top grave is an ancestral family tomb, as families of that time, once a piece of land had been reached, settled in the area, and started up communities.
 
LINK TO JESUS
 
So what about the link to Jesus Christ?  The answer lies in the meanings of the name.
 
According to the Placenames Database of Ireland, Knocknarea (Conc na Riabh in Irish) means 'hill of the stripes.'  This is a reference to Jesus receiving the stripes on his back during his crucifixion, notably mentioned in the book of Isaiah, chapter 53:  "But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities:  The chastisement of our peace was upon him; AND WITH HIS STRIPES WE ARE HEALED."(emphasis mine)  However, this in itself is not enough.  More information must be obtained before making a concrete link between Knocknarea and the Lord Jesus.
 
While the Placenames Database of Ireland lists the meaning of Knocknarea as "hill of the stripes," other possibilities exist.  P.W. Joyce suggested the name meant "hill of the executions."  This would be spelled Cnoc na Riaghadh.  This would be a reference to the Lord Jesus being executed, a.k.a. crucified, on Golgotha, also called Calvary.  "And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him.  And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull, And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots:..."
 
Another possible etymology is "hill of the kings," Conc na Riogha.  This refers to Jesus Christ being King of the Jews as mentioned in Matthew 27.
 
Yet one more meaning of Knocknarea has been proposed that links it to Jesus Christ.  This one is "hill of the moon."  This reference comes from a BBC article in which Knocknarea is in mentioned regarding a cairn that let light in from the moon at mid-winter.  This feature is highly reminiscent of the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt.
 
This last reference is a bit tricky and references an Akkadian deity.  Sin was the name of an Akkadian deity and was seen as a god of the moon.  Second Corinthians 5:21 says that God made Jesus to be sin for us, even though Jesus himself knew no sin. 
 
Now concerning the word moon.  The Irish word for moon is gealach.  As you can see, it does not match the Irish spellings for Knocknarea.  However due to its astronomical significance, it has received the title "hill of the moon."  This provides a fourth link between Jesus and Knocknarea.
 
The evidence is clear.  Knocknarea in Ireland was so named to provide a direct link to Jesus Christ, that he should be killed, and that it should be for us and not for himself.  "And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself:..."
 
 
 

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It all sounds a bit Pagan to me.


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I don't see anything particularly profound about old bones being found in an old tomb. As to the name it's won't have any link with the bones that long predate the arrival of any Celtic speakers (Irish is a Celtic language). As to the name "Hill of stripes", it could be a reference to anything - stripes are pretty universal. And as the initial post points oit, it  may not have originally meant stripes anyway. 

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