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Dumhach na Leanbh Traditional Cache

Hidden : 2/27/2017
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Dumhach na Leanbh

Tá neart sclaigeanna ar an mbóthairín seo. Tiomáin go mall !
Tá spás páirceála ag bun an bhóthairín.

The Childrens Dune

There are plenty of potholes on the road. Drive slowly !
There's parking space at the bottom of the road.

An Taisce

Tá síúlóid 2 nóiméad ón spás parcála go dtí an Taisce Bosca beag plaisteach atá anseo le logleabhar agus rogha féiríní ann. Tá fáilte romhat féirín a thabhairt leat ach rud beag eile a chur arais in áit ! GRMA !

Lean an fear buí ó bun an bhoithirín. Má théann tú tharr an geata beidh tú imithe ró-fhada ! Tá an taisce taobh thiar de chupla cloch. Cur arais go cúramach iad.

The Cache

There is a 2 minute walk from the parking space to the cache. A small plastic box with a log book and a choice of goodies inside. You're welcome to take one but please replace with another ! Thanks !

Follow the yellow man from the bottom of the road. If you pass the gate you'll have gone too far ! Cache is hidden behind a few stones - please replace these carefully.

Tá an Taisce seo suite i mBaile an Tigh Mhóir / Teach Mór, Indreabhán Is sa chillín seo a chuirtí páistí a cailleadh nach raibh baistithe chomh maith le daoine a bádh agus narbh fios an raibh baiste faighte acu. Dhiúltaigh an Eaglais na mairbh seo a chur sa reilg. Bhí an cillín seo in úsáid go dtí tús an 20ú aois. Is sna hochtóidí a tógadh an cros agus an balla íseal atá le feiceáil. Tá cilliní den cineál céanna le feiceáil timpeall ar an cósta thiar. Ar nós na reilg bhí na cillíní suite ar an cósta. Dar ndóigh ba ar an fharraige a thaisteal an pobal ag an am.

Síos ón cillín nuair atá an tuile amuigh is féidir siúl amach (go cúramach mar bíonn sé sleamhain agus fliuch) go dtí carraig íseal áit a bhfuil Tobar beannaithe - Tobar Rí na hAoine. Poll nádúrtha ciorcalach "gearrtha" amach as charraig, a thárla is dócha nuair a bhí deireadh ag teacht leis an oighir aois ??? Is é Paddy Staff, nach maireann, a thaispeáin an “tobar beannaithe” dúinn ag deireadh na seachtóidí.

This cache is in the townland of Baile an Tí Mhóir / Teach Mór, Indreabhán The site is a burial ground for non baptised children and an washed up bodies whose religion(presuming they had one) was unknown. The church refused to have them buried in the graveyard. It was still being used until the beginning of the 20th century. The cross was erected and the stone protection was built in the 1980's.

Down from the cross you can find a "Tobar beannaithe" a so called holy well. When the tide is low you can find it by walking (carefully as it can be wet and slippery) down to the rocks. Look for a lowish rock. The "well" is naturally round in shape.

Mar eolas / For info:

Indreabhán Is ón bhfocal "inbhear", ‘inlet’, a thagann an bunlogainm Inbhearán. ‘inbhear beag’, nó ‘áit ina bhfuil a lán inbhear’ an chiall a bhí leis. Tá an focal inbhear coitianta i logainmneacha ar fud na tíre.

The original placename, Inbhearán, comes from the word "inbhear", ‘inlet’. It meant ‘a small inlet’ or ‘a place of inlets’. The word ‘inbhear’ is common in placenames throughout the country. foinse/source: www.logainm.ie

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Vfrny ne qurvf na trngn Ybj ba gur evtug bs tngr

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)