Name (as per O.S.I. Map):

Cappaghmoyle; Cappamoyle

Ainm/Ainmneacha as Gaeilge  (John O’Donavan’s Townland Index 1862):

Ceapagh Maol                                                                            

Meaning of the Name: 

Ainm as Gaeilge:                                          Meaning in English:

Ceapagh Maol                                                Flat plot

                                                                       Cultivated area                

Townland Names -The Athenry Journal, Vol. 1, No: 3, 1995

Cappaghmoyle – Ceapach Moot – The bare cutaway wood.

Acreage (Richard Griffiths Valuation 1847-1864):

230 Acres; 2 Roods; 30 Square Perches

Valuation: £ s d

Propietor of the Townland:

Description (John O’Donavan’s Townland index 1862):

Great portion of bog. It is the property of Mr. Tighe and one-quarter of this townland is bog, the remainder is cultivated. There stands a triangulation station near its centre approximately 220 feet above sea level.

Situation (John O’Donavan’s Townland index 1862):

It is situated 3 miles south-east of Monivea bounded on the north by Shoodaun, west by Templemoyle and Bingarra, south by Glenaloughan and south and east by Cloonkeenbeg.

1821 Census Data of the area including

In 1862 it was part of Monivea Parish

Tithe Applotment Book Data (18   ):

1839 O.S.I. Map

1852 Griffiths Valuation Data:

O.S.I. Map (19   ) Showing Archaeological Sites:

1901 Census Data:

1911 Census Data:

1924-Names on Voters Lists for national Elections (Galway Co. Co.)

2005 Google Map

Villages within the Townland

Famous People of the Townland

2011 Census Population Data (D.E.D._______________________ )

Names of Children from National School Register