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Alone in Gortnalone Traditional Cache

Hidden : 9/21/2014
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Small sized traditional cache located just off the main Attymon to Gurteen road. Logbook and writing implement included!

Easy grab - find and enjoy!


History

Gortnalone (North and South) is a sizeable townload of about 615 acres in East Galway. Gort-na-lone has two translations : Firstly, Gort-na-lun : The field of the Blackbird, or Gort-na-lán : The field of the Spears, the latter interpretation describes a celtic era battle that took place here.

Located in the field behind the cache is a Cillín or Childrens burial ground which was still in use up to the 1950's

Either side of the main road are a number of earthan works dating back to prehistoric times. 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Nyy Nybar oruvaq gur fgbar

Decryption Key

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

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)