Tulach a’ tSolais, Oulart's 1798 memorial monument Event Cache

The event will officially take place from 1:00pm - 1:30pm (and onwards). Participation in the associated walk is not essential and there will be refreshments and entertainments there too! If the walkers are late - look for the flagpole with the Eclectic Penguin logo flag - there will be a logbook underneath - but I strongly suspect the walk will be long over by the official start time and I'll be there to greet you in person from the get-go!

If you're looking to come on the 1798 memorial walk as well, this starts at 9:30am - 10am (depending on where you see it advertised, so I'd say 9:30am just to be sure, in the Trading Post camp site. (the cache Checkmate! is actually on the camp site grounds so finding that will find the start!). Parking at the starting point is free as well as participation in the walk and transportation will be provided back by the local classic car club.

Each year, as a part of Ireland's Heritage Open Days, a large group of people take a walk along the route taken by the North Cork Militia to the battlefield site on Oulart hill, led by experts and historians who give talks along the route about historic events. The walk ends at the largest 1792 monument in Ireland on top of Oulart Hill, the Tulach a’ tSolais.

This 6 mile walk along the lanes and backroads of rural Wexford follows the route taken by the North Cork Militia to Oulart Hill in 1798. Walkers and cyclists have the opportunity to view the twelve hectare woodland park designed by Coillte and The Oulart Hill Co-op, visit Father Murphys Well, pass the home of Edward Fitzgerald and take in the magnificent views over County Wexford. The walk finishes on Oulart Hill at the Tulach a' tSolais Monument which represents the divide between the old and the new world.

As mentioned, the Geocaching event is at the end of the walk where there will be a lot to see and take in, even if you didn't take part in the walk itself. There will be others there who also haven't walked the route - but I encourage you to find some of the caches along the route too - there are currently 17 along the trail.

The Tulach a’ tSolais is an amazing structure in and of itself. Inside what looks like a rectangular grassy mound with a pair of concrete braces is a chamber with amazing acoustic properties - and there will be singing and musical instruments played inside as a part of this gathering.

I look forward to seeing new faces and known, though mine may well be looking a bit weary by the end of the walk as, of course I'll be waking the entire length (doing cache maintenace along the way, as well as giving talks about Geocaching!).