Cahir Augustinian Priory

In Cahir town stands the ruins of Cahir Abbey, known as the Priory of St. Mary. It was founded for the Augustinian Canons Regular by Geoffrey de Camville in the late 12th After the dissolution of the monasteries, the last prior Edmond O’Lonergan surrendered the priory in 1540. Sir Thomas Butler, Baron of Cahir, was granted the abbey in 1542. The priory is multi-phased including the 13th, 15th ...