People
Cappamore is also home to Rosemary Ryan, Olympic distance runner and competitor in the Sydney 2000 Olympics, and to Dromsally native John Hayes, former Irish and Munster rugby player, who also played his club rugby with local club Bruff.
Cappamore is the home town of the film maker David Gleeson who wrote and directed the feature films Cowboys & Angels and The Front Line.
Cappamore was also at one time home to author and playwright Tom O'Brien. Tom has published several books including Confessions of an Altar Boy and Confessions of a Corner Boy. He has also staged many plays around Ireland and England. Cappamore have won the Limerick County senior Hurling Championship on 5 occasions 1904, 1954, 1956, 1958 and 1964. Rugby International John Hayes won a County Under 21 football medal with Cappamore in 1995.
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