Lifford Courthouse / Lifford Gaol Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

Cuilcagh: The cache owner is not responding to issues with this geocache, so I must regretfully archive it.

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Cuilcagh - Community Volunteer Reviewer for Geocaching HQ (Ireland)

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Hidden : 7/15/2017
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is located in the Diamond in Lifford, a courtyard area in front of Lifford Courthouse.

The cache is located in an unusual container so if you fancy a challenge try and locate it without the clue. Lifford Courthouse or Lifford Gaol, as it is sometimes referred to by locals, is a historic courthouse situated in the centre of Lifford, County Donegal, in Ulster, Ireland. The building was designed by local architect Michael Priestley and built in 1746 in order to enable a circuit assizes judge to visit the county. The Courthouse also incorporated 'The County Gaol' in the basement which was to last as a place of confinement for debtors, felons and eventually those deemed to be 'lunatics', until a new gaol was completed next to the courthouse in 1793.

This large gaol allowed more prisoners to be processed in the town before being demolished in 1907. The Courthouse itself, however, continued to hold trials until 1938. For a time, the building fell into disrepair before being improved in the late 1980s and then fully renovated and reopened as an award-winning Heritage Centre in 1994.
The Lifford Gaol that was demolished in 1907 was located to the left of the cache where a row of terraced houses now stands. THIS IS A BUSY MUGLE AREA WITH COUNCIL OFFICES OVERLOOKING THE CACHE SO TAKE CARE ESPECIALLY DURING OFFICE HOURS

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

ubj znal unaqf unir lbh? Ubj znal yvzof unir lbh? Ubj znal gnvyf unir lbh?

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)


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