Kilmore Quay Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 4/18/2007
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

A small cache in a picturesque fishing village in South Wexford.

The entrance to the picturesque village of Kilmore Quay framed with Thatched Cottages made in the traditional way from straw and stone immediately give the impression of what life was like in the small fishing village hundreds of years ago. Now a bustling fishing port with strong commercial fishing fleets and newly built 55-berth marina, which holds Blue Flag status and provides safe berthing and on-shore facilities of all mariners.

Kilmore Quay has an excellent reputation as a sport-angling centre. Charter Boats are listed in the Activities Section of this Guide. Diving is popular around the Coninbeg Rocks and the Saltee Islands a famous Bird Sanctuary, the Islands cliffs support eleven species of breeding seabirds in summer time. Island Trips operate from the Quayside. Ballyteigue Burrow nature reserve within walking distance of the village is the finest protected sand dune system in the South East of Ireland. On the pier you will find the Guillemot Maritime Museum. This lightship positioned in the harbour has been converted into a maritime museum where a number of fascinating 'sea antiques' are on display. It is well worth a visit.

The cache is located near the Memorial Trail and Garden, set up in remembrance of those lost at sea. The Garden is at Forlorn Point, an area reached by crossing a narrow causeway, overlooking Ballyteigue Bay, known as the graveyard of a thousand ships. The theme of the Trail and Garden is the experience of loss and the journey to recovery. It was the idea of Fr Jim Cogley, a local curate, and was achieved through the work of a voluntary committee.

The garden is not just a memorial to the dead but a place to help all those who are grieving to come to terms with their loss. A Vigil Sculpture of two grieving figures looking out to sea and supporting each other, by local artist Ciaran O’Brien, leads to the garden which is designed in the shape of a ship and includes a Ship’s Wheel sculpture, a Compass Fountain, a propeller recovered from ss Lennox—lost off the Saltee Islands in 1916, and a tall mast, supported by a plinth on which the names of people lost at sea are carved.

Sources -

Commisioners of Irish Lights

Wexford Tourism

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

obhyqre; pbeare

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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