The legend:
I have just received the notes from the two guys who went after this cache a few weeks ago. My apologies guys, I believe you were actually sitting on the cache when you took your break before leaving. A friend of mine was up there in March and told me that he moved the box down from the slippery gulley and put it under some rocks just at the base because he "THOUGHT IT WAS TOO DIFFICULT WHERE IT WAS". Unfortunately, he didn't tell me this until recently. i am currently in far eastern Russia and, therefore, not in a position to get the revised co-ordinates, which he neglected to do. However, I appreciate the positive appreciation of the location and route. I hope you at least enjoyed the day. Bogtrotter.
"William Crotty was a famous Waterford highwayman who was hung, drawn and quartered in the city in 1742. His hiding and look out place was a cave which overlooks the lake and after he was captured, his wife threw herself from Crotty's rock to her death on the cliffs below".
The Cache:
Tupperware type container. Contents: Blank recordable CD, Waiter's corkscrew and bottle opener, Packet of Sellotape velcro pads,Russian & Algerian Currency notes. There is a camera and a log book.
Finding it:
You can take the easy way and drive to within 2 kilometres of Crotty's lake and then climb the route up to the cache location. However, I would strongly recommend that you start from the Nire carpark at N52.26705 W007.59542, follow the marked trail to The Gap at N52.26670 W007.55955, then travel around the hills, past the Coum Iarthar lakes and on to Crotty's Lake. This is a beautiful hike with lovely scenery, about 2 - 3 hours. Either way, this cache should only be attempted by experienced mountain hikers. In winter, you will probably require crampons. The cache is located in a rocky crevice in an almost vertical gulley in the cliff face above Crottys Lake. It is extremely wet and slippery. Great care is needed. In winter, it will be solid ice at times. In summer, it is likely to be covered with plant growth. You will need the "Discovery Series Ordnance Survey map of Ireland" Map #75. This uses the Irish grid system and I will provide full co-ordinate details to anyone who e-mails me for the information. I will also provide photographs to assist. The purpose of placing the cache here is to encourage you to visit some of the loveliest scenery in Southern Ireland.