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  1. Local Graveyards

    CBÉS 0502

    Page 073

    Graveyards are not so numerous in the parish of Cappagh. It only possesses three, One situated in the townland of Cappagh, the other in the townland of Nantenan, and one in the grounds of Cappagh church which is mostly confined to priests. Fr Woulfe and Fr Barry R.I.P. who in former years, were parish priests of Cappagh, and are laid to rest there. Miss White a parishner is also buried there.
    There is a lovely monument of stone in the latest model over

  2. Landlords

    CBÉS 0046

    Page 0143

    Long ago there was a good many landlords in this district. These landlords collected the rent from the tenants each year. There were three or four landlords in Cloonkeen and one in Cappagh. The landlords owned the land in this district and if the tenants did not pay the rent the landlords evicted them. Some of the in Cloonkeen lived in Pollock's estate near Creggs but they were evicted and sent to Cloonkeen. There were a good many people evicted from Cappagh long ago.

  3. Story

    CBÉS 0111

    Page 202

    giant but they did not strike him yet such was the force the giant had thrown them that most of them sunk themselves into the ground. Even to the present day these great stones are still to be seen. Then the giant went back to his comrades. After some years these three giants died and their graves were made in a corner of a field in Cappagh. Each of which was about eleven feet long. The giants graves in Cappagh can still be seen.

  4. My Home Townland

    CBÉS 0576

    Page 047

    February 22nd 1938
    My Home Townland
    I Live in the townland of Cappagh Uniac which is situated at the foot of the Galtee Mountains in the barony of Clanwilliam.
    The townland derives its name from Cappagh Castle which was built by the Burkes who came over in the time of Queen Elisabeth. William Burke owned Cappagh Castle and he had a huge garrison of soldiers. His brother owned Knockgraffon Castle and the two brothers held the surrounding district against the Irish Raparees.
    Cappagh Castle is now only a heap of tottering ruins but once it was a huge castle standing full square to all the winds that blew. About sixty years ago a returned American said that there was gold down in a cellar there. He dug down a few feet and soon he came to a kind of chimney shaft. He dug down further but one

  5. My Home Townland

    CBÉS 0576

    Page 048

    night a few boys came along and rolled a large stone in on the place where the man was digging and he never minded digging again.
    Uniac was added on to Cappagh because a great English captain named Uniac lived near Cappagh wood. He had a huge house and the avenue remains to this day. When his house fell it stretched out about a hundred yards and some of the stones can be seen to this day.
    At the northern end of the townland flows the peaceful Aherlow and on the east is the well-known church of St. Pecaun.
    Three large streams flow into the Aherlow namely, Pender's Stream, Cappagh Glen and Pecaun's Stream.
    In the middle of the townland is a pure spring well named Barbara which is said to be the purest well in Clanwilliam. In one of the fields is a stone called Cloc a Púca because it is supposed that fairies lived there.
    Malachy Brett, Cappagh, Cahir

  6. Hidden Treasure

    CBÉS 0502

    Page 013

    Treasure is hidden at Cappagh Castle. In the lands of Patrick Fitzgerald. It was Hidden by the Danes. They hid it for safety because they did not want it themselves. A man named John Hannon of Cappagh dreamt one night about t he treasure at the Castle. The second night he dreamt the same. The third night he dreamt the same, and telling his dreams to Michael Drynane they both agreed to look for the treasure. Digging the ground they went a good part of the way the first night. They continued their work the second night. The third night they

  7. My Home District

    CBÉS 0502

    Page 067

    My home district is situated in the townland of Ballinvirick, in the parish of Cappagh. In ancient years it was connected with the present parish of Stonehall, because both Cappagh and Stonehall were only one parish at that time. There are seven families living in the district presently, thirty eight people in all. The most common name is Cregan.
    The majority of the houses are slated, some of which were built recently. The ruins are few and for every ruin a new house has been

  8. Old Irish Tales

    CBÉS 0503

    Page 137

    as she could she ran across the fields to Cappagh and told other Giants that lived there what Fionn had done. So two of the Giants came to Shanid Castle where Fionn used to live and they gave him a great beating it is said. The two Giants were gone about three miles when Fionn dug up two big stones about ten ton weight and flung them after the two Giants. So he hit the two Giants and buried them under the two stones so when the rest of the Cappagh Giants heard this they sent word to Fionn that they were going to kill him and Fionn saw them coming across monah field at four o clock next morning and he ran away and jumped the Shannon from Limerick to Clare.

  9. Local Place Names

    CBÉS 0503

    Page 238

    There is a field in Cragmore in the part of Askeaton called the "fort field". It got it's name because there is a fort in it.
    There is a field in Kilbeha in the parish of Cappagh called limbo. It was called that name because it is all rock and stones.
    There is a field in Bouliglass in the parish of Cappagh called the crock. It is called that name because there is a cliff there and a well at the bottom of the cliff.
    There is also a big rock. In Bouliglass in the parish of Cappagh on the bank of the river Deel called Jur Welchas rock because he is always siting there during the Summer time.

  10. The Local Roads

    CBÉS 0562

    Page 145

    There is a road leading through Mr McCormack's, Mr Luttrell's and Mr Crosse's farms. This road is two miles long and is still used. It is supposed to be one of the oldest roads in Ireland. It divides two provinces Munster and Leinster, two counties Tipperary and Kilkenny, and four parishes Ballingarry, Callan, Kilmanagh and Mullinahone. It ends at a place where Larkins lived years ago. Two fields from this there is the Cappagh Hayden road. It begins at Pat Brien's and it goes out in the Cappagh Hayden road at Mr Watson's.

  11. Local Cures

    CBÉS 0692

    Page 195

    Some years ago there lived in the Co. Meath in a place called Cappagh, not far from the railway and canal a man who dreamt about money. He was to get it under this certain bush which is called the Bush of Baile Éireac dreamt about it so many times that it tempted him to go and dig for it.
    The first night he went he got afraid and left it until the next night and at last after the sixth night he succeeded in finding a good crock of gold and became the wealthiest man in Cappagh. The bush and hole are to be seen yet, but the gold is gone.

  12. Local Roads

    CBÉS 0800

    Page 092

    Clonbrock lane from near Wynne's bridge to Clonbrock, Offaly, Randal lane from near the cross of Brackna to Cappagh, Rathangan, Offaly.

  13. Stories of Buried Treasure

    CBÉS 0845

    Page 487

    (2).
    In John Ennet's field Cappagh under a hawthorn shrub a crock of gold is supposed to be hidden. One night a number of men from Weatherstown went to Cappagh to dig for the treasure. They were the Cody's and Tom Reid. They sprinkled holy water where it was and as they were about to dig for the gold, they were startled by the noise of a horse trotting near them. They ran away and as they ran they saw a horse with his rider jump the gate and go

  14. Cappagh Well

    CBÉS 0037

    Page 167

    Cappagh Well
    There is a holy well in the village of Cappagh. This well has been called the Well of the Holy Cross. It is said that a cross flew from this well and rested on another well at Carrownaseer. Ever since then it ha been called by that name. This is how it came to be there first. A long time ago a strange bird came and lived near the place where the well is now. Nobody ever saw the bird before and the people wondered very much. The bird remain

  15. Roads of the District

    CBÉS 0093

    Page 544

    There are a great number of roads in my district. Their names are Moyhenna road, Plovervale, Cappavicar road and Cappagh road. Plovervale road goes from Moyhenna road to Cappavicar, Cappavicar road from Keelogues to Castlebar, Cappagh road from Moyhenna to Keelogues and Moyhenna road from Cappavicar road to Turlough. There are some old roads leadings from these roads. A few of them are still in use. There are gaps and paths leading to peoples houses from the road.
    There is a bonfire every year on Moyhenna road and another on Cappavicar road. There is an old mass path

  16. Local Graveyards

    CBÉS 0502

    Page 074

    Fr Woulfe. It came from Carlow. It is a cross of stone, that is over Miss Whites tomb. This graveyard is a long level tract of land at the east, and west side of the Church.
    Natenan is very hilly. It is square in shape. There are several tombs there. There is a protestant church situated in this graveyard, which is used frequently for service. The majority of graves, are ornamented, with wreaths, and natural flowers.
    Cappagh graveyard is oblong shape. There is a ruin, of an old church, in the surroundings, which possesses a vault. Miss Cooke's mother of Cappagh House, is buried in it. There are a lot of people interred in this graveyard.

  17. Great Runners

    CBÉS 0503

    Page 425

    Great Runners.
    Patrick Noonan of Cappagh was a famous runner. He ran in Ireland, England and Scotland and Wales. He was a reporter with the Limerick Leader, about the local hunts, which he wrote in short hand writing of his own which nobody could understand but himself. He was also a very clever man, one day he went to the Parish Priest and told him he was a nephew of the Bishop's and that he had a letter from him. The priest kept him for a week and then Patrick ran away from him. One day as Patrick was coming from Limerick he asked people by the name of Giants from Cappagh for a drive. They would not give him the drive and he said he would be home before them and he started off to run. He was sitting on the pier of giant's wall when they were going in home.
    Patrick Noonan had no clock, when

  18. Roads

    CBÉS 0557

    Page 204

    The Old Road runs from J. J. Slattery's newtown through Clohane breaking out to the Killenaull_Mullinahone road near Barret's. It is practically paralell with another road joining the same two roads running from om Horan's in Newtown to the "Two Trees" (growing right in the middle of the road where it meets the Killenaulle_Mullinahone road)
    The Old Road is very seldom used now
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    The Dublin Road. There is a road running from Cappagh Cross on the CLoneen_Mullinahone road across Kylegrana, Cappagh and down through Glounamucadee to meet the back-road from Drangan to Mullinahone at Glounamuladee Bridge. it is never referred to locally by any name other than the Dublin Road. It is little more than a boreen now.

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    “The hanging of three men. Shortly before the Rising of 1798, when the United Irish were collecting arms in all parts of the country, a raid for a gun was made on a house which was situated on the Old road of Cappagh on the east of Marnanes's Boreen.”

    CBÉS 0575

    Page 345

    The hanging of three men.
    Shortly before the Rising of 1798, when the United Irish were collecting arms in all parts of the country, a raid for a gun was made on a house which was situated on the old road of Cappagh on the east side of Marnane's Boreen.
    Soon after the raiders had gone away a party of Yeoman or British soldiers arrived and meeting three innocent men who were walking from Cahir Town seized them and hanged them on a tree which is still to be seen near Cappagh at Merrigan's Bridge.
    The bodies were placed on a dray car and removed to Cahir where it is believed they were buried.

  20. The Ghost Train of Cappagh

    CBÉS 0575

    Page 359

    The Ghost Train of Cappagh
    Some years after the railway here was built, a train which was driven by a driver who was Nick named "Hell Fire Jack" was travelling from Tipperary to Cahir Station ran off the line at the Bansha side of Cappagh Red Bridge.
    The driver and several others were killed while the fireman who jumped off was saved.
    Some years later farmers who lived near the scene of the accident saw several times at the middle of the night a train of light coming down the line and at the Red Bridge it rose like a ball of fire into the air and vanished.