Cappoquin
Ceapach Choinn | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 52°09′N 7°51′W / 52.150°N 7.850°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Munster |
County | Waterford |
Population | 699 |
Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Cappoquin (Irish: Ceapach Choinn, meaning 'tillage-plot of Conn'),[2] also sometimes spelt Cappaquin, is a town in western 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 lies at the foot of the Knockmealdown Mountains. The town is a few miles from Mount Melleray and Lismore, County Waterford.