Abbayes et châteaux ruinés de la Grande-Bretagne et de l'Irlande. La tuation du caftle est bien, se fauchant sur des roches anifolées sur la rive gauche du Suir, et les commandesvues sur les montagnes Galtee et Knockmealedown. Cahiris, dans le fa6l, s'est monté au pied de l'extrémité après-midi de la gamme de théGaltee, et regardant sur les terres de niveau fin fouthwardà la gamme de Knockmealedown. À Cahir, le voyageur findshimfelf dans le centre de nombreuses beautés naturelles, et tous les eafyaccefs. Le pays autour de la ville, les rives du Suir, qui traverse la ville, et le parc finement boisé du comte de Glengall,

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Ruined abbeys and castles of Great Britain and Ireland . tuation of the caftle is fine, ftanding on anifolated rock on the left bank of the Suir, and commandingviews of the Galtee and Knockmealedown Mountains. Cahiris, in fa6l, fituated at the foot of the eaftern extremity of theGaltee range, and looking over the fine level lands fouthwardto the Knockmealedown range. At Cahir, the traveller findshimfelf in the centre of many natural beauties, and all of eafyaccefs. The country round the town, the banks of the Suir, which runs through the town, and the finely-wooded park ofthe Earl of Glengall, are themfelves very attradive ; but, befides this, within eafy drives are the mountains alreadymentioned, the Glen of Aharlo, and the caves of Mitchels-town. The Galtee Mountains are celebrated for their variety CAHIR CASTLE, 217 of outline, their fertile flopes and pidlurefque glens ; and thecaves of Mitchelftown, about midway between Cahir andMitchelftown, are near the fouth feet of thefe mountains.They have not been difcovered many years, though they. CrtHIR CASTLE. are near the cavern of Skuhewinky, which has been longknown. It is afTerted by modern archaeologifts that the builder ofthe prefent Caftle of Cahir is unknown. Archdall and othersattribute its erection to Conor-na-Catharach OBrien, King of 2 F 2l8 CAHIR CASTLE. Thomond prior to 1142. But it is contended that no caftle, properly fo called, of this clafs was ere6led in Ireland at thatperiod, and that the fuppofition of Connor having built thiscaftle arifes from his having built a cahir, or fort; but thatthis fort of his was not this on the Suir, but one on theifland in Lough Derg, near Killaloe, which ftill retains hisname. The ancient name of this town was originally Cahir-duna-iafcaigh^ or the circular ftone fortrefs of the fifh-abound-ing dun, or fort; from an earthern dun, or fort, having ftoodon the fite of a fubfequent cahir, or ftone fort, which wasagain fucceeded by a regular caftle. There is a record of thed

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