Cahir’s places to visit, starting with Cahir Castle
There are 3 places to visit inside Cahir’s urban area, plus one within 5 km of its edge. The mix takes in a castle, an abbey or priory and a church. Of the places on our list, 3 are looked after by the Office of Public Works. 3 stand within 1 km of the centre, close enough to walk between. Further afield lies Rock of Cashel, at 16 km.
Where to start in Cahir
Once you have seen Cahir Castle, try an abbey or priory, a church and a historic house.
Castle · Office of Public WorksCahir Castlein town
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksCahir Prioryin townChurchChurchSt Paul's Churchin townHistoric houseHistoric house · Office of Public WorksSwiss Cottage700 m outside town, to the southEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Places on the map
At 2.2 km, Swiss Cottage is the farthest one out.
The dashed line is Cahir’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Kind by kind
They are all castles or historic places: 4 in all.
Green: inside Cahir. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
3 places are cared for by the Office of Public Works (Cahir Castle, Cahir Priory and Swiss Cottage).
Place after place
First the 3 in town, then one within 5 km of its edge.
The 3 inside Cahir come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Cahir → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Cahir →
Around the region
Start with Rock of Cashel, 16 km off, the best known of 12.
CastleRock of Cashel16 km north
Abbey or prioryHore Abbey16 km north
CastleLismore Castle26 km south
Abbey or prioryAthassel Priory12 km north
Castle · Office of Public WorksOrmond Castle35 km east
AttractionMitchelstown Cave13 km southwest
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksSt. Dominic's Abbey16 km north
CathedralCathedral of the Assumption, Thurles35 km north
Abbey or prioryMount Melleray Abbey22 km south
CathedralSt. John's Cathedral, Cashel15 km north
Abbey or prioryHolycross Abbey29 km north
CathedralSt Carthage's Cathedral Lismore26 km southPlaces well known beyond Cahir (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a Office of Public Works or National Parks and Wildlife Service property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Before a day out in Cahir
What are the main attractions in Cahir?
The best known inside Cahir’s urban area are Cahir Castle, Cahir Priory and St Paul's Church. In all, 3 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 1 more within 5 km.
Does Cahir have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Cahir.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Cahir?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Cahir, 3 places are cared for by the Office of Public Works (Cahir Castle, Cahir Priory and Swiss Cottage).
What are the best-known days out near Cahir?
Within 40 km: Rock of Cashel (16 km), Hore Abbey (16 km), Lismore Castle (26 km), Athassel Priory (12 km).
How is this list made?
From Fáilte Ireland’s open data on attractions (museums, castles, historic houses, abbeys, gardens, national parks, landscapes, islands, zoos and visitor farms: restaurants, pubs, shops and tour operators are left out), OpenStreetMap (places open to visitors; a ruined castle on farmland needs a sign it can be visited) and Wikidata (what each place is, who looks after it, its Wikipedia articles), merged into one list and placed in the town’s CSO 2022 outline or within 5 km of its edge.
Places to visit: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in each town’s CSO 2022 outline. Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (14)
- Cahir Castle: Chmouel Boudjnah Original uploader was Chmouel at fr.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cahir Priory: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rock of Cashel: Holger Uwe Schmitt, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hore Abbey: Hajotthu, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lismore Castle: Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Athassel Priory: Jschroeder85, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ormond Castle: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mitchelstown Cave: Martin Richard Phelan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Dominic's Abbey: Chris06, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of the Assumption, Thurles: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mount Melleray Abbey: Alexander Redfern, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. John's Cathedral, Cashel: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Holycross Abbey: Sarah777, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- St Carthage's Cathedral Lismore: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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).