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'''Cahir''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|ɛər}}; {{Irish place name|an Chathair / Cathair Dún Iascaigh}})<ref name="Cahir">{{cite web|url=https://www.logainm.ie/en/2252|title=An Chathair/Caher|publisher=[[Placenames Database of Ireland]]|access-date=5 January 2018|archive-date=6 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106063800/https://www.logainm.ie/en/2252|url-status=live}}</ref> is a town in [[County Tipperary]] in [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. It is also a civil parish in the [[Barony (Ireland)|barony]] of [[Iffa and Offa West]].
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==History==
{{Further|Siege of Cahir Castle}}
The name ''Cathair'' or ''an Chathair'' translates as "stone [[ringfort]]", while the name ''Cathair Dún Iascaigh'' means "town of the [[dún|fort]] of the [[fishery]]".<ref name="Cahir"
For much of its history, the town has been influenced by the [[Butler dynasty|Butler family]]. It was from this family that the first [[Baron Cahir|Barons of Cahir]] were created. It was known for much of its history as being a defence town.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thejournal.ie/cahir-tipperary-medieval-castle-2208974-Jul2015/|title=One of Ireland's best medieval castles was the scene of a bitter showdown between two brothers|work=[[TheJournal.ie]]|first=Neil|last=Jackman|date=10 July 2015|access-date=5 January 2018|archive-date=5 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105233649/http://www.thejournal.ie/cahir-tipperary-medieval-castle-2208974-Jul2015/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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