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Cappoquin Civic Link Notes Parade Quiz
What a great evening last Saturday at the Sportsman’s turned out to be! Well over 100 people took part in the giant table quiz fundraiser for the Choral Society and the St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Words here could do no justice to the work and commitment of the organisers of the event; a great night was had by all and the financial security of Cappoquin’s second parade was assured. The committee will undoubtedly thank the general public for its support but it is important that the committee members are also thanked here for their drive and initiative. And didn’t Tony Hickey, quizmaster for the night, do a great job and look the very picture of Saville Row elegance?
Tradfest
Winnie’s Gang have announced the programme for this year’s Tradfest since last week, to run from March 25th to 28th. The headline event will be in the Boathouse this year, with music in the pubs now spread over a full four-day programme. See elsewhere in the press and local shop windows for full details.
Heritage and the Blackwater
A delegation from our Heritage Group attended a meeting in Ardmore last weekend, aimed at progressing local tourist projects in the Youghal-Ardmore-Blackwater area. We availed of the invitation from Oireachtas members and Fáilte Ireland and took the opportunity to give an outline of our hopes for the development of the Red Bridge and of the Blackwater area generally. It was very heartening to hear the levels of positive support for promotion of the Blackwater from Youghal and Ardmore representatives and we hope sincerely that this will provide some impetus to river and Red Bridge development. We will certainly keep beating the drum for as long as we are allowed.
Playground Progress
Civic Link had a further meeting during last week with attending local councillors Nora Flynn and John Pratt, and with members of the primary school parents’ association, seeking to progress the restoration and maintenance of the playground. The County Council has done a fine job on restoring the ground surfaces and has agreed to repaint the metal areas which were damaged by the cold weather recently. The Council is then hoping to have a local rota set up to lock the playground at fixed hours. We have agreed that this may be possible but that doing so without a reasonably high fence and perhaps some lighting would not be practicable. We will keep people posted on developments.
We are also very hopeful of imminent good news on another issue of local importance we have campaigned on for quite a while, but will say no more for now, rather than jinx things.
Annual General Meeting
A preliminary notice for people that the annual general meeting of Civic Link will take place at the Parochial Hall on Tuesday, March 24th next. Everyone is welcome, naturally. Full details of time and agenda will appear in next week’s paper.
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Beverly Goldfarb is working at the University of Tasmania on a project that is developing a website about the Young Irelanders during their time in Tasmania.
The synopsis mentions the Cappoquin Seven, who were transported here
… little has been written about them, so their stories remain a topic for further research. Of the Cappoquin seven, six lived in Waterford, and one — James Casey — lived in Tipperary. The attack on the Cappoquin Police Barracks, County Waterford, on 16 September 1849 was evidently organised by James Fintan Lalor, an important Irish Confederation leader. Lalor was assisted by a handful of lower-ranking Confederation members who still remained at liberty after the uprising of the previous year. Joseph Brenan, who managed to evade arrest after the incident before fleeing successfully to America, led the attack. The Cappoquin Seven were not so lucky. All seven were tried at Waterford on 13 July 1850 for their involvement in either attacking or soliciting to attack the Barracks and were subsequently sentenced to transportation to Van Diemen's Land for a period of either seven or fourteen years. They were transported on the Hyderabad and arrived in Van Diemen's Land on 13 December 1850 where they were put to work on the probation gangs and allowed to progress to pass-holder status. In 1854, just before departing the Island, John Martin made a plea for clemency on their behalf. The seven were all conditionally pardoned between 1854 and 1855 and apparently remained in Australia to pursue private, relatively uneventful lives. Richard Bryan (c. 1823 — ?) Beverley's website is: http://www.youngirelanders.utas.edu.au/index.html There is also a Wikipedia page on which one can place comments: http://youngirelanders.wikispaces.com/
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