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| area_code = 052 744, +000 353 (0)52 744
| elevation_m = 50
| population_as_of = [[2016 census of Ireland|2016]]
| population_footnotes = <ref name=cso2016>{{cite web | url = http://census.cso.ie/sapmap2016/Results.aspx?Geog_Type=ST2016&Geog_Code=25485A7B-4DAF-4C04-8E5F-2DEEFFB42718 | title = Census 2016 Sapmap Area: Settlements Cahir | publisher = [[Central Statistics Office (Ireland)]] | access-date = 22 April 2019 | archive-date = 24 September 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210924172021/http://census.cso.ie/sapmap2016/Results.aspx?Geog_Type=ST2016&Geog_Code=25485A7B-4DAF-4C04-8E5F-2DEEFFB42718 | url-status = live }}</ref>
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==Amenities and features==
[[Cahir Castle]], which is situated on a small island in the [[River Suir]], is one of the town's main tourist attraction.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.askaboutireland.ie/reading-room/culturenet/landscape-heritage/tipperary/cahir-castle/|title=Cahir Castle|publisher=Ask About Ireland|access-date=5 January 2018|archive-date=5 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105233747/http://www.askaboutireland.ie/reading-room/culturenet/landscape-heritage/tipperary/cahir-castle/|url-status=live}}</ref> Cahir has a fine [[Church of Ireland]] parish church, still in use, designed by [[John Nash (architect)|John Nash]], one of only three ecclesiastical buildings he designed in Ireland. Another major attraction is the [[Swiss cottage, Cahir|Swiss Cottage]]; there are also numerous specialty heritage walks. The nearby [[Galtee Mountains]] form the largest inland range in Ireland and are home to [[Glengarra Wood]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discoverireland.ie/Activities-Adventure/glengarra-wood/8519|title=Glengarra Wood|publisher=Discover Ireland|access-date=5 January 2018|archive-date=6 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106063938/https://www.discoverireland.ie/Activities-Adventure/glengarra-wood/8519|url-status=live}}</ref> which is a popular walking area. The [[Knockmealdown Mountains]] stand south of the town, while to the southwest lie the Mitchelstown Caves. The salmon weir, on the opposite side of the bridge from the castle, is a popular fishing location.
Cahir is a small [[Cultural heritage|heritage]] town. A shopping precinct is centred on the town square adjacent to Castle Street. The town has a leisure centre (Duneske), an all-weather soccer pitch, all weather tennis courts, a Downhill and Enduro mountain-biking track and a [[Gaelic Athletic Association|GAA]] pitch. An 18-hole golf course lies outside the town.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cahirgolfclub.com/|title=Cahir Park Golf Club|access-date=21 September 2020|archive-date=3 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200903004314/https://cahirgolfclub.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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==Sports==
Cahir has a number of teams in various sports. [[Cahir GAA]] are the local [[Gaelic football|Gaelic]] team and play on the GAA pitch located on the [[Ardfinnan]] road. They were [[Tipperary Senior Football Championship|Tipperary Senior Football Champions]] in 2003. Cahir Park AFC are the local junior soccer team. Formed in 1910, they are one of the oldest junior soccer teams in the country. Their ground is also located in Cahir Park on the Ardfinnan road.
==International relations==
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