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John Philip Holland (1841-1914)
...Genius, and inventor of the modern submarine, was born in Castle
Street, Liscannor. Holland lived in Liscannor, attending the local
National school and also the Christian Brothers in Ennistymon until
1853 when his family moved to Limerick. He joined the Christian
Brothers, teaching in several of their schools until 1873.
While teaching with the Christian Brothers, Brother Dominic
Burke encouraged him with his designs for a submarine. He used a
pond in the grounds of the North Monastery Christian Brothers
School in Cork to test some of his ideas and produced his first
completed drafts of a submarine as early as 1859.
In 1873, he moved to America where he continued teaching and
designing his submarine, funded by The Irish Republican
Brotherhood. They continued with the necessary finance until the
launching in 1881 of the Fenian Ram, a 31 foot long, 19 tons
displacement submarine with a three man crew.
The Liscannor man finally perfected his design with the
launching of the Holland in 1898, this was to provide the prototype
for the first mass-produced submarines.
John Philip Holland, the father of the modern submarine, died on
August 12, 1914, a few days before the outbreak of World War One in
which his underwater weapons played a profound role. Many of the
elements that Holland incorporated in his submarines are in use
today. He is buried in Totowa, New Jersey, less than one mile from
where he launched his first submarine.
Remembering Holland
The Fenian Ram 'the intended scourge of the British Navy', never
saw warfare but survives in Paterson, New Jersey, U.S., as a museum
piece. www.thepatersonmuseum.com
The Holland 1, the Royal Navys first submarine is on display in The
Royal Navy Submarine Museum, Gosport, England. www.rnsubmus.co.uk
In 1964 a plaque was erected in Liscannor commemorating the
fiftieth anniversary of his death.
In 1976 his grave was marked with a large headstone.
Castle Street in Liscannor has been renamed Holland Street.
In June 2006 a bronze sculpture was unveiled in Liscannor showing
Holland emerging from probably his most famous submarine, the
Holland VI, which became the first submarine to be commissioned by
the U.S. Navy.
The Cache
The cache is a tab-lock food container containing Log book and
Pencil.
Entitled 'Dive! Dive!' as Hollands pioneering use of Dive Planes
meant that his invention could be propelled downwards quickly
rather than 'Sink'
Stage1
The initial set of coordinates (N52 56.185 W9 23.682) are for the
birthplace of Holland. At the coordinates, there is a plaque on the
wall.
Taking the first word on this plaque, then using the key, A=1, B=2,
etc.,
W = numeric for the FIRST letter.
X= numeric for the SECOND letter.
Y= numeric for the FOURTH letter.
Z= numeric for FIFTH letter PLUS numeric for EIGHTH
letter.
Stage2
The bronze sculpture for stage 2 has been removed, so Z has been
added to stage 1.
For now, there is no stage 2.
Final coordinates are...
Final N52 56.Z0(W-X) W9 23.(X-Z)(W+Z)(Y-2)
Follow the main street then turn towards the sea.
The final section is a grassy trail.
Please Replace exactly as you find.