Information about Cappagh Village

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Cappagh Village
Irish Form of Name:
Ceapach
Translation:
a plot of land
Civil Parish:
Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Ceapach
Cappagh Village
Cappagh
Cappagh Inq. Temp. Gul. III
Cappaghvilly Inq. Temp. Gul. III
Cappagh Inq. Temp. Jac. I
Cappagh Village The Examiners
Description:
It is a neat compact village, containing 12 houses and a few gardens; the houses are in good repair.
Situation:
It is situated in the northern part of this townland of Abbeygray, and about 141/4 chains south west of the junction of the townlands of Gurteenruckaun, Hollygrove and Abbeygray.

Townland Information

What is a townland?:
A townland is one of the smallest land divisions in Ireland. They range in size from a few acres to thousands of acres. Many are Gaelic in origin, but some came into existence after the Norman invasion of 1169
Townland:
Cappagh Village is in Cappagh townland.