placenames1901 census
52People recorded
11Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- McDermott 8
- Donleavy 7
- Fullam 6
- Molphy 6
- Mullen 5
Cappagh
An Cheapach
The nineteenth-century bridge at the townland’s southern edge records an earlier route across the Inny.
Recorded locationCappagh53.64299° N · 7.47191° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.
Recorded forms
- An Cheapach · Irish · main form
- Cappagh · English · main form
Place & story
The bridge dated 1874
At Cappagh’s southern edge, beside Ballinalack, the old road bridge crosses the River Inny on two arches. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage dates it to 1874 and records its replacement by a modern bridge to the south. Squared limestone masonry, rough-faced arch stones and a projecting V-shaped cutwater distinguish its construction. The inventory identifies an earlier five-arched crossing at the same site. It suggests that the Board of Works built the nineteenth-century bridge from its masonry style, so that attribution remains an interpretation. [2]
Geographic information
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
60People recorded
10Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Molphy 9
- Bergin 8
- Duck 8
- Muldarry 8
- Dunleavy 7
1926 census
49People recorded
11Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Donnelly 9
- Markey 7
- Dunleavy 6
- Muldarry 5
- Johnson 4
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Cappagh. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Ballinalack Bridge, Cappagh: NIAH15400609 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, recorded 16 November 2004
- Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2017-12-01. How this page was prepared.