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Cappamore (Irish: An Cheapach Mhór, meaning 'the large tillage plot')[2] is a small town in northeast County Limerick in the midwest of Ireland. It is also a parish in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly.

Cappamore An Cheapach Mhór
Town
Cappamore Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°36′52″N 8°20′22″W
Country	Ireland
Province	Munster
County	County Limerick
Population  (2016)[1]	620
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid Reference	R767516

Location and facilities

Cappamore is situated on the R505 regional road, on the banks of the Mulcair River. The village is overlooked by the Slieve Felim Mountains and is approximately 20 minutes driving time from Limerick City. It has a rich agricultural hinterland in which the dairy industry is prominent.^{[citation needed]}

The town has several pubs, grocery shops, a hardware store, GP surgery, pharmacy, bookmaker shop and veterinary clinic. Other services include a library and arts studios complex,[3] a church, community centre and day care centre. The village also has a fire brigade serving the surrounding area.[4]

The town hosts an annual Agricultural Show in August each year.[5]

Schools

There are three primary schools in Cappamore: Bilboa National School,[6] Tineteriffe National School,[7] and Scoil Chaitríona.[8] St. Michael's Technical School was a secondary school that existed in the village up to 2013 when it amalgamated with the two second-level schools in Doon to create Scoil na Trionóide Naofa.[9]

Transport

Cappamore is served by two Bus Éireann routes: the 332[10] to Limerick City via Newport which operates Monday to Saturday, and the 341[11] to Shannon via Murroe, Newport and Limerick City which operates Monday to Friday.

Limerick Junction train station is located 20 kilometres from Cappamore and has Iarnród Éireann services to Dublin, Cork, Kerry and Waterford. Limerick train station is 23 kilometres away with services to Dublin and Galway.

The nearest airport is Shannon, located 50 kilometres away with services to the UK, Europe and North America.

History

The famine years hit the area particularly badly, with the parish of Cappamore losing half of its population. Cappamore Historical Society produced a major publication on the history of the area in 1992 entitled "Cappamore: A Parish History".[12]

Sport

The sport of hurling is probably the most popular in Cappamore (see Cappamore GAA). Cappamore have won the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship on five occasions: 1904, 1954, 1956, 1958 and 1964. However Gaelic football, athletics (Bilboa AC) and soccer (Cappamore Celtic FC and Bilboa Ladies Soccer Team) have grown in recent years.^{[citation needed][when?]}

People

Notable people from Cappamore include:

• David Gleeson, Irish film director and writer.[13]
• William O'Connor, professional darts player.[14]
• Seamus Coffey, economist and chair of the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council
• John Hayes, international rugby player.
• Rosemary Ryan, Olympian.

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland

References

На других языках

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- [en] Cappamore

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[ru] Каппамор

Каппамор[2] (англ. Cappamore; ирл. An Cheapach Mhór) — деревня в Ирландии, находится в графстве Лимерик (провинция Манстер) на дороге R505 у гор Слив Фелим.

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