Cahir Abbey
The Priory of St. Mary in Cahir, known as Cahir Abbey, was a medieval priory of Augustinian Canons regular and is a National Monument located in Cahir, Ireland.Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: house of Augustinian canons
- Also known as: “Caher Abbey”, “Caher Priory of St Mary”, “Cahir Priory”, and “Priory of St. Mary in Cahir”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cahir Castle and Cahir railway station.
Cahir Castle
Photo: Chmouel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cahir Castle, one of the largest castles in Ireland, is sited on an island in the river Suir. It was built from 1142 by Conchobar Ua Briain, King of Thomond. Cahir Castle is situated 560 metres south of Cahir Abbey.
Cahir railway station
Railway station
Photo: Albert Bridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cahir railway station serves the town of Cahir, County Tipperary in Ireland. Cahir railway station is situated 430 metres east of Cahir Abbey.
St Paul’s Church, Cahir
Church
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Paul’s Church, Cahir is situated 350 metres southeast of Cahir Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cahir and Ballylooby.
Cahir
Photo: Santista1982, Public domain.
Cahir is a small market town in County Tipperary in Ireland. With a population in 2022 of 3700, its main attractions are the castle, Swiss Cottage, and Mitchelstown Cave.
Ballylooby
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Ballylooby is a village in County Tipperary in Ireland. It is in the barony of Iffa and Offa West, and is also a parish in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Waterford and Lismore. Ballylooby is situated 7 km southwest of Cahir Abbey.
Newinn
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
New Inn is a village in County Tipperary in Ireland. It is also in the barony of Middle Third, and part of the parish of New Inn and Knockgraffon in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly. Newinn is situated 7 km northeast of Cahir Abbey.
Cahir Abbey
- Categories: priory, ruins, monastery, tourism, and historic site
- Location: County Tipperary, Munster, Shannon Region, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.37941° or 52° 22′ 46″ northLongitude
-7.9284° or 7° 55′ 42″ westOpen location code
9C4J93HC+QJOpenStreetMap ID
way 389420546OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monasteryOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q1025774
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Irish—“Cahir Abbey” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Cahir Abbey”
- German: “Cahir Abbey”
- German: “Kloster Cahir”
- Irish: “Mainistir na Cathrach”
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