BROWSE
townland
An Caipín Thoir
genitive: an Chaipín Thoir
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Cappeen East
(English)

Centrepoint

51.7878, -8.97209latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1615
Cappin
CPR Leathanach: 290
1635
Cappeene
Inq.(Co) Leathanach: IV, 300
1636
Cappine
Inq.(Co) Leathanach: V, 58
1640
Cappine
Inq.(Co) Leathanach: VII, 243
1655
Cappin
DS
1659
Cappeene East
Cen. Leathanach: 215
1666
Cappin West
ASE Leathanach: 54
1666
Cappin
ASE Leathanach: 69
1666
Capeen East
ASE Leathanach: 94
1757
Capeen East
Adm. Bonds Cork
1811
Cappeen
Bath
1841
Cappeen
Brady, Revd. James:AL
1841
Cappeen East
BS:AL
1841
Cappeene
Inq. C I:AL
1841
Cappine
Inq. C I:AL
1841
Cappyne
Dep. 1652:AL
1841
Coppeen
Hungerford, Rich.:AL
1841
Cappeen
Inhabs.:AL
1841y
caipín, a cap or pinnacle
OD:AL
1841y
It might also be a diminutive of ceapa, a plot.
OD:AL
1841x
caipín
pl EC:AL
1841
Cappeen
TAB:AL
1969
An Caipín
Bailte Poist Leathanach: 73

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