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A little bit of history in Gilnahirk. Multi-Cache

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Hidden : 5/25/2021
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


The posted coordinates will bring you near to a Parliamentary Boundary Post on the Kings Road.  It is a cast-iron marker dated 1918, unaltered and in its original setting. It displays an ornamental capping and inscribed plaque.  It marks the outer extent of the administrative jurisdiction of the former Belfast Corporation and of Mount Pottinger District Electoral Division. It is of historical significance as a remnant of the first election in Britain and Ireland when nearly everyone (except women under 30) had the right to vote. That was the election when Constance Markievicz became the first woman to be elected to the Westminster Parliament.  She was MP for Dublin St Patrick's from 1918 - 1922. 

The boundary post also marks a short-lived period in the province’s political development before the formation of Northern Ireland and the Stormont administration in 1922. It is relatively rare as many of these posts have succumbed to road widening and random removal. There are other boundary posts along the line of the Knock River and a George V post box nearby.  At one time P's grandparents lived in 109 KIngs Road, which is the first house within the boundary.

There may be roadside parking but the given parking waypoint is at the nearby row of shops on the Gilnahirk Road.

 

The Cache

At the posted coordinates look up for a wall plaque with a date and two words. 

Let the year be ABCD

E = the number of letters in the second word 

The final coordinates can be calculated as follows:  

 

N54 35. [E/2] [B-C] E  W005 50. B [C/2] [E/2]

 

Check Sum: A + B + C + D + E =  28

 

 

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Zntargvp - ghpxrq hc!

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)