Mitchelstown CaveThe cave runs under the Galtee foothills at Burncourt, walked on a guided route through three large chambers.
Castle
Cahir Castle
Cahir, County Tipperary
Cahir Castle sits on a rock island in the Suir, keep and walls and towers all still standing.
Cahir Castle is located on a rocky island on the River Suir in the centre of Cahir town, County Tipperary.
- Where
- Cahir, County Tipperary
- Address
- Castle St, Townparks
- Official site
- heritageireland.ie
- Map
- Directions · OpenStreetMap
- Before you go
- Opening times, prices and access change. Check with the place itself.
Nearby
The closest places on our lists, in any county.
Mitchelstown CaveThe cave runs under the Galtee foothills at Burncourt, walked on a guided route through three large chambers.
Galtee MountainsA sandstone range on the Limerick border, with Galtymore the high point at 918 metres.
Swiss CottageBuilt for the Butler family as a thatched cottage orné, in woodland by the Suir a short walk outside Cahir.
Athassel AbbeyThe large ruins of an Augustinian priory in fields by the Suir near Golden. You cross a field on foot to reach it.
Suir Blueway TipperarySurfaced towpath along the Suir between Clonmel and Carrick-on-Suir, with a marked paddling route on the water beside it.
ClonmelClonmel is the largest town in the county, on the Suir under the Comeraghs, with the West Gate, rebuilt in 1831 on the line of the medieval one, still crossing O'Connell Street.More in Tipperary
Rock of CashelMonastic site · CashelA limestone outcrop above the town carries a round tower, a Romanesque chapel and a roofless Gothic cathedral.
Hore AbbeyAbbey · CashelCistercian ruins in a field directly below the Rock of Cashel, close enough to walk to from the town.
Holycross AbbeyAbbey · ThurlesThe Cistercian abbey on the Suir near Thurles was re-roofed in the 1970s and is back in use as a parish church.
Glen of AherlowWalk · Tipperary townAherlow runs between the Galtees and the Slievenamuck ridge, with a nature park and trails at Newtown.
Ormond CastleCastle · Carrick-on-SuirA Tudor manor house was built onto the older castle here, and the long gallery has the plasterwork ceilings.
Nenagh CastleCastle · NenaghThe circular Norman keep stands in the middle of Nenagh and is open to climb for the view over the town.
Roscrea Castle and Damer HouseCastle · RoscreaA gate tower and curtain walls in the middle of Roscrea, with a Queen Anne house standing inside the courtyard.
Devil's BitMountain · TemplemoreThe gap in the rock ridge above Templemore is reached by a looped hill walk from the car park at the foot of it.