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*[[Edmund Keating Hyland]] (1780–1845), [[uilleann piper]]; a statue of him is in the main square.
* <ref>The Tatler, 1904 </ref>Philip J. Condon (1872-1956). A native of Church Street, Cahir, he was one of the more prominent "turn of the century" photographers, whose work was recognised internationally. Some of his photographs feature in the book "The Suir from its Sources to the Sea" by Laura M. McCraith.
* <ref>My Fight for Irish Freedom by Dan Breen; On Another Man's Wound by Ernie O'Malley </ref>Marian Tobin, nee Carew (1870-1955). A native of Knockgraffon, Cahir Marian Tobin played a prominent part in the War of Independence with her house at Tincurry destroyed by the Black and Tans. She was the first female councillor in Co Tipperary and one of just 43 across Ireland in 1920. Coincidentally, she iswas the sister-in-law of Philip J. Condon.
*[[Michael Murphy (VC)|Michael Murphy]] (1831–93), awarded the [[Victoria Cross]], which he later forfeited
*[[John N. Dempsey|John Noel Dempsey]] (1915–89), Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut 1959–61 and [[Governor of Connecticut]] 1961–71.