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Cahir Castle on its rock island in the Suir, with the river running past the walls

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County Tipperary

Four of the twenty places on our County Tipperary list are in or near Cahir: Cahir Castle, Swiss Cottage, Mitchelstown Cave and Galtee Mountains. That is a castle, a house and garden, a cave and a mountain between them. Below you will find four more places from Fáilte Ireland's listings.

On our Tipperary list

4 places in and around Cahir.

  1. Cahir Castle on its rock island in the Suir, with the river running past the wallsCahir CastleCastle · CahirCahir Castle sits on a rock island in the Suir, keep and walls and towers all still standing.
  2. The curved thatched roof and veranda of the Swiss Cottage at CahirSwiss CottageHouse and gardens · CahirBuilt for the Butler family as a thatched cottage orné, in woodland by the Suir a short walk outside Cahir.
  3. A tall stone column formation inside Mitchelstown Cave, County TipperaryMitchelstown CaveCave · CahirThe cave runs under the Galtee foothills at Burncourt, walked on a guided route through three large chambers.
  4. The long ridge of the Galtee Mountains above the trees and farmlandGaltee MountainsMountain · CahirA sandstone range on the Limerick border, with Galtymore the high point at 918 metres.

More to see in Cahir

From Fáilte Ireland’s own listings.

  1. Caher ParkForest park · CahirCaher Park is situated on the limestone escarpment which rises above the Suir Valley, in County Tipperary.
  2. Cahir ArtsGallery · CahirCahir Arts is a contemporary Irish art and craft gallery in the heart of Cahir, County Tipperary, showcasing hand crafted items and original artworks.
  3. The Apple FarmCahirThe Apple Farm near Cahir, County Tipperary, is a hub of activity.
  4. St Paul's ChurchAbbey or church · Co. TipperarySt. Paul's Church, located in the heart of Cahir, is one of only two known churches designed by the celebrated English architect, John Nash and home to The Earl of Glengall & Butler family vault.

More from the Tipperary list

  1. The Rock of Cashel, its cathedral and round tower rising above the grass on a bright dayRock of CashelMonastic site · CashelA limestone outcrop above the town carries a round tower, a Romanesque chapel and a roofless Gothic cathedral.
  2. The cloister at Hore Abbey below the Rock of CashelHore AbbeyAbbey · CashelCistercian ruins in a field directly below the Rock of Cashel, close enough to walk to from the town.
  3. Holy Cross Abbey, HolycrossHolycross AbbeyAbbey · ThurlesThe Cistercian abbey on the Suir near Thurles was re-roofed in the 1970s and is back in use as a parish church.
  4. The Glen of Aherlow looking across the trees to the mountains on the far sideGlen of AherlowWalk · Tipperary townAherlow runs between the Galtees and the Slievenamuck ridge, with a nature park and trails at Newtown.
  5. Athassel Abbey from the air, the whole ruin laid out in a green field beside the riverAthassel AbbeyAbbey · GoldenThe large ruins of an Augustinian priory in fields by the Suir near Golden. You cross a field on foot to reach it.
  6. The mullioned windows and gable of Ormond Castle at Carrick-on-SuirOrmond CastleCastle · Carrick-on-SuirA Tudor manor house was built onto the older castle here, and the long gallery has the plasterwork ceilings.

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