| Cappoquin Ceapach Choinn
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| Main Street Cappoquin | |
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Cappoquin
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| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | Waterford |
| Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | IST (WEST) (UTC-1) |
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Cappoquin, also spelt Cappaquin or Capaquin (Irish: Ceapach Choinn, meaning "Choinn's tillage plot"), is a small town in west County Waterford, Ireland. It is on the Blackwater river at the junction of the N72 national secondary road and the R669 regional road. It is positioned on a sharp 90 degree bend in the river and nestles at the foot of the Knockmealdown Mountains. It is the birthplace of the poet Thomas McCarthy.
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| Historical populations | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1821 | 1,826 | — |
| 1831 | 2,289 | +25.4% |
| 1841 | 2,341 | +2.3% |
| 1851 | 2,144 | −8.4% |
| 1861 | 1,774 | −17.3% |
| 1871 | 1,526 | −14.0% |
| 1881 | 1,555 | +1.9% |
| 1891 | 1,366 | −12.2% |
| 1901 | 1,214 | −11.1% |
| 1911 | 1,069 | −11.9% |
| 1926 | 1,012 | −5.3% |
| 1936 | 1,038 | +2.6% |
| 1946 | 912 | −12.1% |
| 1951 | 826 | −9.4% |
| 1956 | 758 | −8.2% |
| 1961 | 806 | +6.3% |
| 1966 | 785 | −2.6% |
| 1971 | 872 | +11.1% |
| 1981 | 950 | +8.9% |
| 1986 | 920 | −3.2% |
| 1991 | 829 | −9.9% |
| 1996 | 780 | −5.9% |
| 2002 | 756 | −3.1% |
| 2006 | 740 | −2.1% |
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In the 1980s at Lefanta, just south of the town, 7,000 year old artifacts were discovered, which evidence some of Ireland's earliest inhabitants. Today the town features include unique scenery, coarse angling and the Glenshelane woodland walk . Rowing is a popular sport on the river. The town is also only a few miles from Mount Melleray and Lismore, County Waterford.
The largest local employer is Cappoquin Chickens. They were owned by the O'Connor family, but due to financial problems they were bought out by an English company in the latter half of 2008. The facility was only closed briefly during the takeover period. Only about half of the staff were expected to be re-employed by the new owners.
Cappoquin railway station opened on 12 August 1878, but finally closed on 27 March 1967.[6]
The construction of the railway bridge below the river bend was to result in tall-masted schooners being no longer able to pass under what was now known as the 'red bridge'. As compensation for this, a new 'steamers' quay' was constructed just down river.
Cappoquin is twinned with the town of Chanat-la-Mouteyre in France.
Locals believe that a Fairy Ring or Faery Ring is situated by the Ringfort in the woods of Fadduaga (near Cappoquin).
Cappoquin 'a window on the past' published by Cappoquin Heritage Group in 2007, printed by Modern Printers, Kilkenny 056-7721739