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Francis Ledwidge mural 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This cache has been archived.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 : 1/6/2022
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


Francis Edward Ledwidge (19 August 1887 – 31 July 1917) was an Irish poet from SlaneCounty Meath, sometimes known as the "poet of the blackbirds". Ledwidge was killed at the Battle of Passchendaele. There is a Ledwidge museum just up the road towards Drogheda worth paying a visit if you enjoy literature.

The opening poem of "Songs of the Fields" (1916) entitled "To my best friend" captures that deep love of nature;

"I love the wet-lipped wind that stirs the hedge

And kisses the bent glowers that drooped for rain,

That stirs the poppy on the sun-burned hedge

And like a swan dies singing, without pain

The lilies' frills, and the blue harebell rings,

And the sweet blackbird in the rainbow sings."


About the cache:
This should be a 5/5 difficulty, however, where is the fun for us average geocachers then? I want to share the joy of finding strange caches 3D printed to trick the eye, with the masses (see - I rhymed there!).
I created a poem in the hint (it is rather bad) to give you a clue where to look for the micro-cache. Without hint = 5/5 difficulty, with hint = 1.5/5.
 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

nf senapvf jnyxrq guebhtu gur qbbe vg jnf qvssvphyg gb vtaber. ur fgbbq obyg hcevtug. naq sbhaq jung ur jnf ybbxvat sbe.

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)