Caher is an Anglicised form of the

Irish language Irish ( Standard Irish: ), also known as Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Insular Celtic branch of the Celtic language family, which is a part of the Indo-European language family. Irish is indigenous to the island of Ireland and was ...

word ''cathair'' (meaning "stone

ringfort Ringforts, ring forts or ring fortresses are circular fortified settlements that were mostly built during the Bronze Age up to about the year 1000. They are found in Northern Europe, especially in Ireland. There are also many in South Wales ...

") and may refer to: Caher

Historical

* Cathair, a general term for a stone ringfort in Ireland

Places

Anglicised forms of many Irish place-names, such as *

Caher Island Caher Island (''Cathair na Naomh'' in Irish), an uninhabited island off the coast of County Mayo in Ireland, is situated between the larger Clare Island and Inishturk. Etymology ''Cathair na Naomh'' in Irish means the ''City of the Saints''. ...

an uninhabited island off the coast of County Mayo. *

Cahir Cahir (; ) is a town in County Tipperary in Ireland. It is also a civil parish in the barony of Iffa and Offa West. Location and access For much of the twentieth century, Cahir stood at an intersection of two busy national roadways: the Dublin ...

(sometimes spelled ''Caher'') a town in South Tipperary in Ireland. * Several historic

Electoral division An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other poli ...

s in Ireland - including places named "Caher" in Clare, Cork, Kerry, Queen's County (Laois), and Tipperary: ** In County Clare, Scarriff SRD, several townlands named Caher in Ogonnelloe civil parish in Tulla Lower barony and in Feakle civil parish in Tulla Upper barony. ** In County Cork (East Riding section), SRD Youghal, a townland named Caher in Mogeely civil parish in Kinnatalloon barony. ** In County Cork (West Riding section), six townlands in six separate SRDs and DEDs. ** In County Kerry, three townlands in three separate SRDs and DEDs. ** In County Laois (Queens), two townlands, both in the civil parish of Offerlane in Upperwoods barony, Abbeyleix SRD, Caher DED. ** In County Tipperary (South Riding section), a civil parish (containing Caher Town) in Iffa and Offa West barony, Clogheen SRD, Caher DED.

Geographical

Caher Mountain (Kerry) Caher or Caher East Top () at , is the third-highest peak in Ireland, on the Irish Arderin and Vandeleur-Lynam classifications. It is part of the MacGillycuddy's Reeks in County Kerry. Geography Caher is Ireland's third-highest peak. The ...

(1,000 metres), the third highest peak in Ireland; part of the

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range. *

Caher Mountain (Cork) Caher Mountain ( = "stone ring-fort") is a hill, 338 metres high, with views of the Sheep's Head peninsula, roughly west of and above the village of Kilcrohane in County Cork, Ireland. Location Caher Mountain is located approximately 15 km f ...

(338 metres), a hill near

Kilcrohane Kilcrohane () is a village in County Cork, Ireland. It is the last coastal village on the Sheep's Head Peninsula after Durrus and Ahakista. Kilcrohane lies under the 'Shadow of Seefin' (the area's highest hill) and is also close to Caher Mounta ...

in County Cork, Ireland {{Disambig