Cappaghcon East
Cappaghcon East in Irish “Ceapaigh an Chonnaidh Thoir” is in the Ballynagar electoral division and is 128.79 acres or 52.11 hectares in size. John O’Donovan recorded two interpretations of the Cappaghcon name: “Ceapach Con”, meaning “plot of the hounds” (also given by P. W. Joyce), and “Ceapachán”, meaning “a small plot”.
Cappaghcon East borders Ballydaly, Cappaghcon, Cappaghconbeg, Coarseparks, Commons East, Drumminnamuckla North, Gortnakilla and Silverstream.
What we recorded
- Placenames
- 7
- 4 field
- 2 hill or hills
- 1 crossroads
- Houses
- 6
By type
Map
Placenames
| Name | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| The Lawn | field | |
| The Binns Field | field | |
| The End of the Road | crossroads | |
| Kennedy’s Field | field | |
| The New Ben | hill or hills | |
| Kennedy’s Field | field | |
| The Old Ben | hill or hills |
Houses
| Name | Notes |
|---|---|
| Mullins’ House | |
| Regan’s House | |
| Keannelly’s House | |
| Hasting’s House | Known as Hasty’s. Then Seamus Ryan and Aggie Whyte’s, then Casey’s. |
| Forde’s House | |
| Forde’s House | Jack Forde, Paddy Forde. |
Population
In the 1841 census there were 171 people and 25 houses and in the 1851 census there were 42 people and 6 houses. The 1840 map indicates up to 44 houses or outbuildings. In the 1847-64 Griffith’s Valuation there were 7 houses and 9 landholders. The 1901 census had 5 residences and 17 inhabitants and in the 1911 census there were 7 residences and 32 inhabitants.
Land and Household Records
Landholders and heads of household recorded in the Tithe Applotment Books, Griffith’s Valuation, and the 1901, 1911 and 1926 censuses.
Tithe Applotment Books, 1834
Not yet compiled.
Griffith’s Valuation, 1856
Not yet compiled.
1901 census
Not yet compiled.
1911 census
Not yet compiled.
1926 census
- John Regan
- Pat Reid
- William Forde
- Michael Ford
- Peter Hayes
- Thomas Hasty
About the Townland
There is a ringfort in the northern part of the townland.