FRI 24th 2011
Many thanks to Lismore & Cappoquin Credit Union and all our local sponsors, listed below, for their support!

 Barron’s Bakery, Con Barry, Toss Bryan,  Buttons Bar,  Cappoquin Heritage Group,  Cappoquin Poultry, The Central Bar,  CIL Precision Ltd,  Clashmore Boarding Kennels, Pat Coffey, The Cornerstone Restaurant,  Costins, Noel Cummins,  Diageo/JoanneO'Donovan nee Looby,  Feericks,  Flynns, John Foley,  Frahers Bus Hire, Johnny Geary,  Glanbia Co-op, Mary Hely,  Houlihans, Lismore,  its-kd.com, Jasmine Takeaway, Karen's, Kellehers, Kenirys, Tallow, Knockalara Cheese, Knockanore Cheese, Paddy Lehane, Lismore & Cappoquin Credit Union, Arthur Maderson, Marguerite’s Hair Salon, Market House, Masons, Billy McCarthy, Mary McGrath, Meadowfresh, The Meat Centre, Eric Moore, Aisling Morrissey, Mary Murray, O&A Hair Salon, Paul Ormonde, Post Office/Titelines, The Railway Bar, Richmond House, William Scanlon, Shaw’s , The Sportsman’s, Billy Tobin, Truly Irish, Aidan Walsh, Walsh's Hotel.

Arriving for Opening 2011   Another Fine Mess An Exhibition by James O'Donoghue and Noel O'Donoghue Venue Cappoquin Community Centre Friday 8.15pm - 10pm Contact Noel 087-7608639 Raffle for a commission of works in aid of Solas Centre 6.15pm OPENING OF CARNIVAL Opening of Carnival Cappoquin Youth Choir St. Anne's Church 6.15pm Cheese & Wine Reception Contact Cindy: 086-0586608 FLORAL EXHIBITION "Music & Flowers" Venue: St. Anne’s Church Exhibition by the talented florists of West Waterford Friday 6.15pm-8pm Contact: Olivia 087-7916098 Fire Station Demo 7.00pm Contact Fintan: 087-6395449 Hip Hop Display 8.00pm Venue: The Square Dromana 5 Race from Villierstown to Cappoquin beginning at Villerstown at 8pm—organized by West Waterford Athletics Contact Trevor: 087-2591670 Another Fine Mess An Exhibition by James O'Donoghue and Noel O'Donoghue Venue Cappoquin Community Centre Friday 8.15pm - 10pm Contact Noel 087-7608639 Raffle for a commission of works in aid of Solas Centre Kick Boxing Demonstration The Square 9.00pm Contact Ross: 087-7683001 Music & Dance with Something Simple & Melleray Set Dancers 9.30pm The Square Light Wishes Lighting of Chinese Lanterns in aid of Solas Centre 11.00pm Twig Bog

The legend of The Cappoquin Cornerstone

The story goes that one of the occupiers of Cappoquin Castle was a poet named Tomas Ban Fitzgerald. Because of an enemy's curse he fell on hard times and did a deal with the Devil - in the guise of two 'Maistini' or Hell Hounds. They made him prosperous again in return for the promise that he would give them his first born son.

Because he was a bachelor and had no son anyway, Tomas was happy with his bargain. However, years later, he married a French noblewoman who bore him a son whom they christened Muiris.

Soon the Maistini came to take the child but Tomas refused. Days later the boy mysteriously died followed soon after by his mother who died of a broken heart. Consumed with grief, Tomas decided to leave Ireland forever and lived out his remaining years in a French monastery. Before he left he had the cornerstone of the Castle's fireplace, upon which his deal with the hell Hounds had been written, taken out and rolled far away from the Castle to the spot at the end of modern Castle Street where it now lies.

From "Cappoquin, A Walk Through History" by Melanie O'Sullivan and Kevin McCarthy

Visit Cappoquin Civic Link for more local information

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