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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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