Cappaghcon

Cappaghcon in Irish “Ceapaigh an Chonnaidh” is in the Ballynagar electoral division and is 91.22 acres or 36.92 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 borders Cappaghcon East, Cappaghconbeg, Coarseparks, Commons East, Drumminnamuckla North and Mountainpark.

What we recorded

Placenames

1

By type

• 1 cave(s), souterrain(s)

Map

Placenames

Population

In the 1841 census there were 23 people and 4 houses and in the 1851 census there were 23 people and 4 houses. The 1840 map shows up to 12 houses or outbuildings and in the 1847-64 Griffith’s Valuation there was 1 house and 4 landholders. The searches for the 1901 and 1911 census showed no results.

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.