CAPPOQUIN CIVIC LINK
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Cappoquin Civic Link Notes AGM 22nd May A reminder that our annual general meeting, where details of all Civic Link activities and plans will be given, along with financial statements, will be held at the Parish Hall, Cappoquin on the evening of Wednesday, 22nc May at 8.00. All are welcome, and no one will be forced to take a job. Review of our Eighth Year Amazing as it may seem, this is the eighth year of Civic Link’s existence and we hope, during that time, we have done quite a bit to support community effort in Cappoquin and surrounding areas. This week, we just present a review of the work done in 2012-13. Insurance cover for activities, especially where locally based groups are small or have limited income, is a vital part of what Civic Link does. In the past twelve months, our insurance support has been given to the Choral Society, specifically to help its St. Patrick’s Day weekend, Winnie’s Gang for the Tradfest, the events under the Cornerstone Carnival, the markets at the Square, the Sportsmans darts demonstration and the organisers and participants in the annual Trekkin Eejits cancer fundraiser. We know this support has been much appreciated by the groups concerned, and we hope it has made a difference to help them all keep things going in these recessionary times. Civic Link and the Heritage Group also made sponsorship contributions to the Miss Cappoquin event and members gave practical assistance during clean-ups whenever our help was sought by the Tidy Towns association. While supporting existing community activity is one aim of Civic Link, our core work has been to develop areas which may have been underdeveloped in the past. In this regard, the Foróige Club is in its eighth year or reformation at this stage, and its activities this year have included participating in and organising concerts, title-winning (again) in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade, training in staying safe, helping with local litter clean-up, a weekend in Mt. Melleray, and sometimes just chilling out. In 2012-13, Civic Link also progressed its work towards enhancing the natural beauty of Cappoquin through the clean-up of the Inch below the Blackwater bend. The car park was weeded and, with great support from the Council, was resurfaced and had some fencing realigned. With a materials grant from the Council, we installed a pathway which maps out the shape of the Blackwater bend, planted trees, shrubs and flowers and, thanks to the heritage group within Civic Link, we put six signs in place depicting the natural and historical features of the area. The heritage group has also been working hard on its Red Bridge and Steamers’ Quay plans, and the results of a survey carried out on the bridge structure are very positive and will be published shortly. On 21st June, Civic Link will be coordinating key aspects of the Light the Blackwater event at Cappoquin, which we hope will be quite spectacular. At Hallowe’en we ran our sixth Fancy Dress Ball at the Boathouse and at Christmas we developed a new idea in the erection of a remembrance tree at the Square, which was wonderfully bedecked with coloured ribbons, subscribed for by people in memory of friends and relatives who had died or were abroad at Christmas. These were the only Civic Link fundraisers held during the year, and we are hugely indebted also to the contribution received from the Fire Service’s Christmas ladder climb, which has helped our finances and our work greatly this year too. Full details of all ingoings and outgoings will be given at the AGM. The heritage group staged a number of events during the 2012 Carnival, including the recession Olympics, historical walk and the ‘Stitch in Time’ exhibition honouring the Tailors. This was followed in March this year by the launch of the book, ‘A Stitch in Time’ at the Community Centre in front of a very large gathering. To date, just two months after its launch, we can report that all costs have been covered and profits of over €1000 have gone into future heritage projects, including the planning for another Carnival exhibition in 2013, dedicated to the Cappoquin people who have gone all over the world. Again, updates on heritage accounts will be given at the AGM. All during 2012-13, Civic Link has continued to lobby for improved services and upkeep of local facilities, ranging from lighting to road repairs and the town playground. We are concerned at present about the state of the roads in and around the town, and some of these are undoubtedly in need of work as the big cycling and road-running season approaches. |
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: |
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