Affane () is a small village in west

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, situated near

Cappoquin Cappoquin (), also sometimes spelt Cappaquin, is a town in western County Waterford, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is on the Munster Blackwater, Blackwater river at the junction of the N72 road (Ireland), N72 national secondary road and the R ...

and the River Blackwater. The village is in a

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of the same name.

History

References to the town of Affane are limited to its inclusion on a list dated 1300 and an incident in 1312, but the presence of a church and castle 300 m apart suggests the presence of a medieval settlement. The

Battle of Affane The Battle of Affane ( Irish: ''Cath Áth Mheáin'') was fought in County Waterford, in south-eastern Ireland, in 1565, between the forces of the Fitzgerald Earl of Desmond and the Butler Earl of Ormond. The battle ended in the rout of the Des ...

between the Desmond and

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clans was fought in the area in 1565. The ruins of a

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church are located within a graveyard. The parish church of Affane, listed as Athmethan and valued at over £6 in the ecclesiastical taxation (1302-1306) was located south of the ruins. By the mid 16th century it had been united with the church of Dungarvan, but in a visitation of 1588 it was in the Deanery of Ardmore.

Sport

The local

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club is Affane Cappoquin GAA. In 1974, Affane won its only

Waterford Senior Football Championship Waterford Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition between the top Waterford Waterford ( ) is a City status in Ireland, city in County Waterford in the South-East Region, Ireland, south-east of Ireland. It is ...

, defeating Dunhill by 1-8 to 0-6, before losing to

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in the

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References

External links

Abandoned Ireland - Affane Church

{{County Waterford Towns and villages in County Waterford Townlands of County Waterford Civil parishes of County Waterford

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