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Le Coq Hardi Traditional Geocache

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Hidden : 4/1/2016
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


According to the book "Ballsbridge, Then & Now" by Hugh Oram, this part of Pembroke Street once had the best known restaurant in Ballsbridge, Le Coq Hardi, at the corner of Wellington Road. It was set up in 1977 by John Howard, the first of the celebrity chefs and he ran it for a quarter of a century. It was known for being the home from home of former Taoiseach Charles Haughey. After the building was sold it was taken over by a wine company.

One of the long time residents of Pembroke Road close to Upper Baggot Street was the poet Patrick Kavanagh, who for years had a flat at number 62.

Le Coq Hardi restaurant in Dublin's fashionable Pembroke Road was a symbol of 'Dublin 4' and how the other half lived.
http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/the-le-coq-hardi-set-show-us-how-the-other-half-used-to-live-26237423.html


If you look towards the ballsbridge hotel you might see the coffee kiosk, which was sold for €250,000 in 2015. https://www.google.ie/url?q=http://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-coffee-kiosk-250000-2048216-Apr2015/&sa=U&ved=0ahUKEwjwhsexmOvLAhVIliwKHQxSBBUQFghIMA4&sig2=MY8KsMMvw7NMye9DdDGxdg&usg=AFQjCNFueLQU94XlNCoiwAs-g-GWAj63Ug

 

The cache is a film canister.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Fvg qbja naq snpr qnatre.

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)