Cahir Castle Wall And River Suir is a photograph by Christiane Schulze Art And Photography which was uploaded on April 20th, 2013.
Cahir Castle Wall And River Suir
Copyright: Christiane Schulze
Cahir Castle one of the largest castles in Ireland, is sited on an island in the river Suir. It was built in 1142... more
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Cahir Castle Wall And River Suir
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Christiane Schulze Art And Photography
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Copyright: Christiane Schulze
Cahir Castle one of the largest castles in Ireland, is sited on an island in the river Suir. It was built in 1142 by Conor O'Brien, Prince of Thomond.
In 1375, the castle was granted to James Butler, newly-created Earl of Ormond, for his loyalty to Edward III. His son James, the second Earl (by his second marriage) passed the lands around the barony of Iffa and Offa West to his children, though they were not themselves noble. This changed by 1542 when the first of the Barons Cahir was created. Unlike their staunchly Anglican kinsmen, this branch of the Butler dynasty sided with the Roman Catholic Irish in the Elizabethan wars. In 1599 the castle was captured after a three day siege by the army of the Earl of Essex and was for a year put under the charge of Sir Charles Blount. Lord Cahir joined with the Earl of Tyrone in 1601 and was attainted for treason, but later obtained a full pardon. In 1627 the Castle was the scene of a celebrated killing when Cahir's son-in-law, Lord Dunboyne, murdered a distant cousin James Prendergast, in a dispute over an inheritance.
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