Cahir
An Chathair/Cathair Dún Iascaigh | |
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Town | |
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Coordinates: 52°22′30″N 7°55′30″W / 52.375°N 7.925°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Munster |
County | Tipperary |
Dáil Éireann | Tipperary |
Elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 3,593 |
Dialing code | 052 744, +000 353 (0)52 744 |
Irish Grid Reference | S051252 |
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1821 | 3,288 | — |
1831 | 3,408 | +3.6% |
1841 | 3,668 | +7.6% |
1851 | 3,694 | +0.7% |
1861 | 2,926 | −20.8% |
1871 | 2,694 | −7.9% |
1881 | 2,469 | −8.4% |
1891 | 2,046 | −17.1% |
1901 | 2,058 | +0.6% |
1911 | 1,930 | −6.2% |
1926 | 1,709 | −11.5% |
1936 | 1,638 | −4.2% |
1946 | 1,652 | +0.9% |
1951 | 1,589 | −3.8% |
1956 | 1,731 | +8.9% |
1961 | 1,662 | −4.0% |
1966 | 1,740 | +4.7% |
1971 | 1,747 | +0.4% |
1981 | 2,120 | +21.4% |
1986 | 2,118 | −0.1% |
1991 | 2,055 | −3.0% |
1996 | 2,236 | +8.8% |
2002 | 2,794 | +25.0% |
2006 | 3,381 | +21.0% |
2011 | 3,578 | +5.8% |
2016 | 3,593 | +0.4% |
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Cahir (/ˈkɛər/; Irish: an Chathair / Cathair Dún Iascaigh)[7] is a town in County Tipperary in Ireland. It is also a civil parish in the barony of Iffa and Offa West.