Cappamore

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Cappamore (An Cheapach Mhór in Irish) is a small town near the Slieve Felim Mountains in northeast County Limerick in the midwest of Ireland. It has a rich agricultural hinterland in which the dairy industry flourishes.

1 History
2 People
3 Amenities & Attractions
4 Sport
5 External links

[edit] History

The famine years hit the area particularly badly, with the parish of Cappamore losing half of its population.

[edit] People

Cappamore is also home to John Hayes, the Irish and Munster rugby player, and Rosemary Ryan, the athlete who competed in the Sydney 2000 Olympics for Ireland.
It is also home to the writer/director David Gleeson whose second feature film will go on general release on August 25th.

[edit] Amenities & Attractions

Cappamore is a growing town and is 20 minutes from Limerick city. There are several pubs and grocery shops and other services including a dry cleaners, bookies and a plummer.
The town hosts an annual Agricultural Show that attracts a large number of visitors.
Accommodation can be got at Dairy Guesthouse and Activity Centre on the Dromkeen side of Cappamore.

[edit] Sport

The sport of hurling is probably the most popular in Cappamore but Gaelic football, athletics (Bilboa AC) and soccer (Cappamore Celtic FC) have grown in popularity in recent years. In recent years Bilboa FC have emerged as the dominant soccer team in the parish, easily eclipsing the achievements of their rivals Cappamore Celtic, and in doing so breaking the monopoly that Cappamore Celtic had hitherto enjoyed in the parish.