GC4ATMP Reilig An Chnuic (Traditional Cache) in Munster, Ireland created by irlcgoh

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A cache by irlcgoh Message this owner

Hidden : 4/28/2013

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Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Reilig An Chnuic, or The Hill Cemetery, is located at the crest of a steep hill near the village of Ballymacoda in East Cork.

The earliest headstones in the graveyard date from the 1720s. It continues to be used as a burial place up to the present. Many notable people are interred here, including the famous poet Piaras Mac Gearailt. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission records that 2 soldiers, P. McCarthy and Patrick O'Brien, are buried here. Each had the rank of Leading Stoker.

Three hundred years ago, the name of the local parish was Kilmacdonagh, and the parish church was located here. There is nothing left of the old church, and the ruins outside the cemetery wall are of a later building.

The walk to the cache takes you through steep terrain, and good boots are recommended, especially if the ground is soft. The walk from the road to the cemetery is not easy, and it was tradition that the coffin be carried on the shoulders of the pall bearers for the entire journey. It is not easy to see the old boreen route, so keep close to the fence along the headland. Give yourself time.

The cache is a small tupperware container, to the left of the gate and at ground level.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

cebgehqvat fgbar

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)