Pit-Stop Series:N59 Loch Bhaile na hInse Traditional Geocache

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Hidden : 2/4/2007
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

!PLEASE NOTE THAT THE FURZE BUSHES
THAT WERE OVER THE CACHE AREA HAVE COLLAPSED AND NOW COVER THE ENTRANCE TO THE CACHE.PLEASE USE CAUTION WHEN RETREVING THE CACHE AS THE BUSHES ARE VERY PRICKLY!!

This is an area of bogland, forest and lakes, dominated by the towering quartzite peaks of the Twelve Bens Mountains. Connemara green marble quarries are to be found on the lower slopes of these mountains. The elegant 16th century Ballynahinch Castle, overlooking the Ballynahinch River has been home over the years to the O’Flaherty Chieftains and Grace O’Malley and is indeed an impressive site. The ruins of a 15th century island castle (crannog), built by Donal O’Flaherty, husband of Grace O’Malley or Granuaile, as she was also known, can still be further up the lake.

Throughout the centuries Ballynahinch Castle has been intertwined with some of the most illustrious characters in Connemara, from the ‘ferocious O’Flahertys’ and the Pirate Queen of Connaught Grace O’Malley, to ‘Humanity’ Dick Martin and the ‘Indian Prince of Cricketers’ His Highness the Maharajah Ranjitsinji.

The cache is but a short walk from the main road down to the lake next to a small fisherman stone house. On a quiet peaceful day you can see the brown and rainbow trout jumping,the cache is cover with rubble and wood, please
replace carefully.

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