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1. Cahir Castle – Cahir Weir on the River Suir loop from Ballylooby

20.0km

02:05

120m

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2. Cahir Weir on the River Suir – Cahir loop from Cahir

18.6km

01:56

100m

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August 15, 2024

Cahir Castle is one of Ireland’s largest and best-preserved castles. It stands proudly on a rocky island on the River Suir.

The castle was was built in the thirteenth century and served as the stronghold of the powerful Butler family. So effective was its design that it was believed to be impregnable, but it finally fell to the earl of Essex in 1599 when heavy artillery was used against it for the first time. During the Irish Confederate Wars it was besieged twice more.

At the time of building, Cahir Castle was at the cutting edge of defensive castle design and much of the original structure remains.

heritageireland.ie/places-to-visit/cahir-castle

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Location: Tipperary, Munster, Ireland

Cahir Castle

1. Cahir Castle – Cahir Weir on the River Suir loop from Ballylooby

2. Cahir Weir on the River Suir – Cahir loop from Cahir

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