This is part of our first ever attempt at hiding a Geocache (please also try our first 'The Footstick' cache. Cache is a small tablock box. Please note that whilst you can park in Church carpark, the cache itself is not within the grounds.
Cache is located near St Mary's Catholic church. The original church at Greenlough was built in 1793. It was thatched and had a clay floor. In 1825 it was re-modelled and slated, and it was rebuilt in 1841. The interior design was changed by Fr. Thomas Maguire (PP 1905-1925). Fr. Charles H. Kerlin (PP 1925-1935) had the walls strengthened and added the buttresses to the side walls. Fr. George Ryan (PP 1935-1941) carried out a further renovation and had the beautiful stained glass windows installed.
The church is highly significant to the parishioners and the image of the tall building with the bell on the gable above the entrance porch, rising majestically from the hill and graveyard, is an icon in the imagination and memory of the community. For the older parishioners, memories of daily and weekly Mass, and of weddings, baptisms and funerals are even more significant.
As an icon of persistent faith, the old church and graveyard point to an even more ancient tradition of faith and worship in this area, going back through the late seventh century monastic foundation at Tamlaght O’Crilly to the golden era of the early Irish Church.
Although the church is no longer in regular use (a new Church for the parish being opened in the early 1980's in nearby village of Clady), and it began to fall into disrepair. A concerted effort by parishoners raised funds to make necessary structural repairs to keep safe, ensured that the church remains in a good state and it is used for prayers at certains times of the month / year, although it is no longer used to celebrate mass.