CAHER

In 1868, the parish of Caher contained the following places:

"CAHER, (or Cahir), a parish and small market town in the baronies of Iffa and Offa, East and West, in the county of Tipperary, province of Munster, Ireland, 10 miles to the W. of Clonmel, and 110 miles from Dublin. It is situated in a pleasant and picturesque country, near the eastern extremity of the Galtee mountains, on the banks of the river Suir, and is a station on the Waterford and Limerick railway. It is a place of considerable antiquity, and was the site of a castle, founded in the 12th century, and of a priory of the Augustine order, founded in the 13th. The lordship was held by the Butlers, earls of Giengall. The linen manufacture was carried on here for a time, and after its decline the manufacture of various kinds of straw-plait was introduced, and has been successfully carried on. Many persons are employed in the large corn-mills near the town. Extensive cavalry barracks are established about a mile from Caher. There are a market-house, a bridewell, a police station, a dispensary, and a fever hospital. The river is crossed by an ancient bridge. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lismore, worth £398, in the patronage of the crown. The church, rebuilt in 1817, from designs by Nash, is a large and handsome edifice in the perpendicular style, with a good tower and spire. There are also chapels for Roman Catholics and Quakers. There is an endowed free school and a National school. Cahir House, formerly the seat of the Earl of Giengall, is now in the possession of Robert Malcomson, Esq. It stands near the town; and the park, a picturesque and wooded demesne, extends along the banks of the Suir for above 2 miles. Other seats are Cahir Lodge, the residence of the Countess of Glengall, Cahir Abbey, Garnayella, and Killemley. The interesting remains of the castle are on a small island in the river. Caher gives the titles of viscount and baron to the earls of Glengall. The market, chiefly for corn, is on Friday. Fairs are held on the 8th February, the 12th April, the 26th and 27th May, the 20th July, the 18th and 19th September, the 20th October, and the 7th December.

[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2018