Cappamore
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Cappamore An Cheapach Mhór
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 Cappamore
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| Coordinates: 52°36′52″N 8°20′22″W / 52.61449°N 8.339481°WCoordinates: 52°36′52″N 8°20′22″W / 52.61449°N 8.339481°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Limerick |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Urban | 669 |
| • Rural | 738 |
| Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | IST (WEST) (UTC-1) |
| Irish Grid Reference | R767516 |
Cappamore (Irish: An Cheapach Mhór, meaning "the large tillage plot") is a small town in northeast County Limerick in the midwest of Ireland. It is also a parish in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly.
Cappamore is situated on the R505 regional road, on the banks of the Mulcair River. The village is overlooked by the Slieve Felim Mountains and is approximately 20 minutes driving time from Limerick City. It has a rich agricultural hinterland in which the dairy industry is prominent.
The town has several pubs, grocery shops, a hardware store, GP surgery, pharmacy, bookmaker shop and veterinary clinic. Other services include a library and arts studios complex, a church, community centre and day care centre. The village also has a fire brigade serving the surrounding area.
The town hosts an annual Agricultural Show that attracts a large number of visitors in August each year.
There are three primary schools in Cappamore: Bilboa National School, Tineteriffe National School, and Scoil Chaitríona. St. Michael's Technical School was a secondary school that existed in the village up to 2013 when it amalgamated with the two second-level schools in Doon to create Scoil na Trionóide Naofa.
Cappamore is served by two Bus Éireann routes: the 332 to Limerick City via Newport which operates Monday to Saturday, and the 341 to Shannon via Murroe, Newport and Limerick City which operates Monday to Friday.
Limerick Junction train station is located 20 kilometres from Cappamore and has Iarnród Éireann services to Dublin, Cork, Kerry and Waterford. Limerick train station is 23 kilometres away with services to Dublin and Galway.
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