Cahir Priory
Cahir Priory is a house of Augustinian canons. Visitors find it inside Cahir’s urban area. It is a national monument of Ireland.
Abbey or priory in Cahir
Inside Cahir
Cahir Priory is inside Cahir’s urban area, with 3 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Cared for by the Office of Public Works
One of the places the Office of Public Works looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓
National monument of Ireland
On the State’s record of protected heritage. About ↓
Written from Fáilte Ireland’s open data, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and the CSO’s 2022 town outlines, with Met Éireann’s 1991–2020 averages.
A month-by-month guide
Expect highs of 18–20°C in Cahir from June to September.
Cahir Priory
Its care is managed by the Office of Public Works. Wikipedia covers it in 4 languages. Nearby, Cahir Castle (500 m) heads a list of 11 within 15 km.
- Type
- Abbey or priory
- Run by
- Office of Public Works
- Listed
- National monument of Ireland
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 4 languages
- Town
- in Cahir
Around Cahir Priory, mapped
Orange is Cahir Priory; numbered in green, the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Cahir’s urban area. · CSO 2022 outline
Where to base yourself
In size, Cahir comes first of the 8, with 3,679 people. The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then towns within 20 km.
Cahir
Ardfinnan
Bansha
Rosegreen
Compare the 8 towns
Each has its own page of things to do.
Beyond Cahir Priory
Choose from 11 places within 15 km, such as 2 abbeys or priories, a castle and a historic house.
Castle · Office of Public WorksCahir Castle500 m away2Historic houseHistoric house · Office of Public WorksSwiss Cottage2.5 km away3
Abbey or prioryAthassel Priory12 km away4
AttractionMitchelstown Cave13 km away5
CathedralSt. John's Cathedral, Cashel15 km away6ChurchChurchSt Paul's Church400 m away7Visitor farmVisitor farmMarlhill Open Farm7.2 km away8Abbey or prioryAbbey or prioryAthassel Abbey11 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Cahir Priory in questions
Where is Cahir Priory?
Cahir Priory is in Cahir, Tipperary, inside the town’s urban area.
What is Cahir Priory?
House of Augustinian canons.
Who runs Cahir Priory?
Office of Public Works.
How well known is Cahir Priory?
Cahir Priory has 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #209 of the 1,783 Irish places we list.
When is the best time to visit Cahir Priory?
June to September are the warmest months in Cahir, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
Is Cahir Priory a protected monument?
Yes: national monument of Ireland.
What else is there to see near Cahir Priory?
Within 15 km: Cahir Castle (500 m), Swiss Cottage (2.5 km), Athassel Priory (12 km) and Mitchelstown Cave (13 km).
Sources: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), CSO 2022 town outlines (CC BY 4.0), Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages (CC BY 4.0).
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- Cahir Priory: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cahir Castle: Chmouel Boudjnah Original uploader was Chmouel at fr.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Athassel Priory: Jschroeder85, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mitchelstown Cave: Martin Richard Phelan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. John's Cathedral, Cashel: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).