Shannon Region
Munster
County Tipperary

Swiss Cottage

The Swiss Cottage is an early 19th-century cottage orné located at Kilcommon near the town of , in . It is managed by the Office of Public Works and open to the public as a tourist attraction.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: ornamental cottage near Cahir, County Tipperary, Ireland
  • Also known as: “Swiss Cottage, Cahir”
  • Address: Cahir

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cahir Castle and Cahir railway station.

Photo: Chmouel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, one of the largest castles in , is sited on an island in the . It was built from 1142 by Conchobar Ua Briain, King of Thomond. is situated 2 km north of Swiss Cottage.

Railway station
Photo: Albert Bridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
serves the town of , in . is situated 2½ km north of Swiss Cottage.

Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Priory of St. Mary in Cahir, known as , was a medieval priory of Augustinian Canons regular and is a National Monument located in , Ireland. is situated 2½ km north of Swiss Cottage.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cahir and Ballylooby.

Photo: Santista1982, Public domain.
is a small market town in in Ireland. With a population in 2022 of 3700, its main attractions are the castle, Swiss Cottage, and Mitchelstown Cave.

Village
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is a village in 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. is situated 5 km southwest of Swiss Cottage.

Village
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village in in . It is situated on the and R665 regional road. The Catholic parish of is made up of three areas: , Ballybacon, and Grange. is situated 6 km southeast of Swiss Cottage.

Swiss Cottage

Latitude
52.35729° or 52° 21′ 26″ north
Longitude
-7.92356° or 7° 55′ 25″ west
Levels
2
Operator
Office of Public Works (OPW)
Open location code
9C4J934G+WH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 822607211
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­house
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­building
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q6136681
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In Other Languages

From German to Spanish—“Swiss Cottage” goes by many names.
  • German: “Swiss cottage”
  • Hebrew: “סוויס קוטג‘ (אירלנד)”
  • Hebrew: “סוויס קוטג‘, קהיר”
  • Hebrew: “סוויס קוטג’”
  • Japanese: “スイス・コテージ”
  • Spanish: “Swiss Cottage (Tipperary)”
  • Spanish: “Swiss Cottage”

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Highlights include Cottagehill Wood and Lissawan.

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