Cappataggle

Cappataggle () is a village located between the towns of

Loughrea Loughrea ( ; ) is a town in County Galway, Ireland. The town lies to the north of a range of wooded hills, the Slieve Aughty Mountains, and the lake from which it takes its name. The town's cathedral, St Brendan's, dominates the town's skyline ...

and

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in east

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. With the areas Kilrickle and Killalaghton it forms a

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of the same name. The name Cappataggle is an anglicisation of the Irish name ''Ceapach an tSeagail'', which translates as ‘meadow of rye’. The village is centred on many dairy, livestock and tillage

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s. The new M6

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motorway

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is located a half km from the village. The village itself is rather small consisting of a hamlet of houses, a pub/grocery/post office, St Michael’s Catholic church,

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, national school and sports field. There is another community hall located in Killalaghton which is situated 5 km south of the village. The local hurling club, based in the village, plays in black and red coloured jerseys. Players and supporters also come from the neighbouring villages of Aughrim,

Kilconnell Kilconnell () is a small rural village in County Galway, Ireland. The village gives its name to the barony of Kilconnell, formerly held by the Lords de Freyne. In 2006 David Tye purchased the original feudal Barony of Kilconnell created in 1170 ...

and Kilrickle.

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is played with St Gabriel’s in Kilconnell. {{coord, 53, 17, N, 8, 24, W, display=title, region:IE_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki Towns and villages in County Galway