The Keane family are descendants of an old Irish family, the O'Cahans of Co Derry, who lost their lands in the Ulster Plantations and were resettled west of the Shannon. This didn't prevent the torching of the house in the 1920s when a later family member was targeted for serving as a senator in the new Irish Free State. Cappoquin House Menu First Course Pease Soup A Pig Matelote A Collar of Fish in Ragoo Potato Pudding A Ragoo of Ox Palates Dressed Broccoli Kidney Beans Kickshaws Second Course Roast Ducks Tripe á la Kilkenny Collared Beef Macaroni A Hedgehog Asparagus