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Cahir is a small [[Cultural heritage|heritage]] town enjoying good facilities in a compact shopping precinct centred on its historic square adjacent to Castle Street. It boasts a range of shops and restaurants. There are numerous professional practices in the town including two well appointed pharmacies in the central square and a highly efficient tourist office is also centrally located in the town, which opens during high summer. There are also numerous restaurants, which provide a range of foods to satisfy every palate, ranging from fast-food to gourmet cuisine, and several traditional Irish pubs. Cahir also has a [[Gaelic Football]] pitch and a [[soccer]] pitch. An 18-hole golf course is situated on the outskirts of the town. |
Cahir is a small [[Cultural heritage|heritage]] town enjoying good facilities in a compact shopping precinct centred on its historic square adjacent to Castle Street. It boasts a range of shops and restaurants. There are numerous professional practices in the town including two well appointed pharmacies in the central square and a highly efficient tourist office is also centrally located in the town, which opens during high summer. There are also numerous restaurants, which provide a range of foods to satisfy every palate, ranging from fast-food to gourmet cuisine, and several traditional Irish pubs. Cahir also has a [[Gaelic Football]] pitch and a [[soccer]] pitch. An 18-hole golf course is situated on the outskirts of the town. |
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Sport is well represented in Cahir. |
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Cahir has a Leisure Centre ([[Duneske]]), an All weather soccer pitch, and a [[GAA]] pitch. |
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==Twinning== |
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Revision as of 19:02, 7 February 2008
Cahir (pronounced /keɪr/; Irish: Cathair Dún Iascaigh, meaning the stonefort of the fish) is a town in South Tipperary, Ireland. The town is best known for Cahir Castle, built on an island in the River Suir, near the centre of the town, and the Swiss cottage.
In addition it has a fine Church of Ireland parish church, still in use, designed by John Nash (architect), one of only three ecclesiastical buildings he designed in Ireland.
It is widely known in history as being a defence town and was also the first town to be linked by stagecoach, in the 1800s when Charles Bianconi commenced services between Clonmel, Cahir and Cashel.
Cahir is an Irish Christian name from St. Cahir (A.D?) who was a little known saint from Donegal. The name probably derives from the Gaelic for warlord or chieftain Cathaír or Cathaoir. The word Caher is a type of Ring Fort from the Stone Age
In 2006 Cahir took part in The Community Challenge, a television program that was shown on RTE.
Location
Cahir attracts many tourists because of its location. It is situated at the principal intersection of two national primary routes, the N8 road Dublin–Cork and the N24 road Limerick–Waterford. Cahir is on the Limerick–Waterford regional railway line and Cahir railway station opened on 1 May 1852.[1]
Tourist attractions
The main tourist attraction is the Island in River Suir, on which sits a medieval castle, Cahir Castle, once a stronghold of the Butler dynasty. As one of the best preserved castles in Ireland, this often attracts a large number of Irish and Foreign tourists to the region. Another major attraction is the Swiss Cottage along with numerous speciality heritage walks. Cahir also has some interesting, if not beautiful landscape features. Nearby is the famous Rock of Cashel. The nearby Galtee Mountains form the largest inland range in Ireland, which though not very high (<1000m), are covered in a lush coniferous forest. The River Suir is a popular location to fish.
People
- John Noel Dempsey (1915–1989), Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1959 to 1961 and Governor of Connecticut from 1961 to 1971 was born in Cahir.
- Michael Murphy, the Victoria Cross holder
Services and infrastructure
Cahir is a small heritage town enjoying good facilities in a compact shopping precinct centred on its historic square adjacent to Castle Street. It boasts a range of shops and restaurants. There are numerous professional practices in the town including two well appointed pharmacies in the central square and a highly efficient tourist office is also centrally located in the town, which opens during high summer. There are also numerous restaurants, which provide a range of foods to satisfy every palate, ranging from fast-food to gourmet cuisine, and several traditional Irish pubs. Cahir also has a Gaelic Football pitch and a soccer pitch. An 18-hole golf course is situated on the outskirts of the town.
Sport
Sport is well represented in Cahir. Cahir has a Leisure Centre (Duneske), an All weather soccer pitch, and a GAA pitch.
Twinning
Cahir is twinned with the town of Scarborough in the United Kingdom.
Cahir is also twinned with Ghana in Africa.
See also
External links
- Cahir GAA Club - The online home of the Gaelic Athletic Association Club in Cahir.
- Tourist attractions in Cahir
- For info on visiting Cahir
- Photos of Cahir Castle
- A recent photographic publication providing an introduction to the town's past.
- Cahir Park afc
References
- ^ "Cahir station" (PDF). Railscot — Irish Railways. Retrieved 2007-09-07.