A YOUNG woman who chained herself inside a tunnel for almost three days in protest at the M3 motorway passing close to an ancient fort beside the Hill of Tara in Co. Meath claimed a part-victory when she was finally persuaded to emerge.Lisa Feeney, a 26-year-old psychology student, emerged from a chamber inside the bottom of the 33-foot tunnel when she was assured that no construction work on the motorway in the area will take place for a month.Feeney, known as "Squeak," admitted she also gave up her protest at the behest of her father and uncle who, she claimed, were emotionally manipulated by the road builders, the National Roads Authority (NRA)."My uncle was told continually that I was going to die. I think that is a violation of my human rights," she said.But she added that the deal between the NRA and her supporters to delay further building had bought time for campaigners to prepare a case for a Supreme Court hearing on April 17.Campaigners maintain that the road scheme could destroy the national monument of Rath Lugh, the ancient fort within the Tara complex.They have mounted several demonstrations, but Squeak's protest won them more airtime and column inches than any previous action.Campaigners want the M3 rerouted away from the Rath Lugh monument. Feeney had enough provisions to allow her stay in the tunnel for up to two months, including books, a saxophone and a fan.When she eventually quit she said, "I had a whale of a time. It was quite comforting to be in the womb of Mother Earth. I could hear quite a lot of what was going on, the yells and cheers of the crowd."She maintained contact with the world above via a two-way radio.The site of her protest has been sealed off behind a chain-link fence and is now patrolled by security officers. The protestors have vowed to stay at the site. Up to 30 protesters have been living on the site for several months in six tents with wind-powered electricity and shower facilities.