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an ghaeltacht Traditional Geocache

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Hidden : 8/14/2008
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

hello. i am looking for someone who can give this cache another life by placing a new container. please kindly contact owner. thank you.


com dhíneol (comeenoole)



this is a cache dedicated to the gaelic language. the gaelige (irish) counts about 355,000 speakers. more about the laguage: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_language

"an ghaeltacht" is an sign often seen in kerry. it means irish-speaking region, a region where the predominant language is not english, but irish. see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaeltacht

com dhíneol (comeenoole) is a small but spectacular beach. the site was featured in a car tv advert as well as in the movie "ryan's daughter" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan%27s_Daughter). a great place to stop on the "slea head drive". you can see over to slea head from this spot.

this was the western-most geocache on ireland mainland for quite a long time (now it is only 2nd). please post your greatest picture(s) of the site along with your online log.

[note on cache maintenance (by reviewer): this cache is maintained by a local resident and the details are on file with geocaching.com]

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

whfg gnxr gur fgrcf naq/be gur ebnq qbja gbjneqf gur ornpu.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)