Cahir (pronounced /keɪr/;, meaning the stonefort of the fishing), often spelled Caher in older accounts,'s a town in South Tipperary, Ireland. The town's best known for its castle and the Swiss cottage. It was known for much of its history as being a defence town (Main article: Siege of Cahir Castle), and was one of the first towns to be linked by stagecoach in the nineteenth century, when Charles Bianconi commenced services between Clonmel, Cahir and Cashel. The building at The Square, wh… (More on Cahir)