Glen of Aherlow

Northwest of Cahir, between the Galtee Mountains and a wooded ridge of hills running parallel to them on the north, extends the wide Glen of Aherlow, once an important pass between the plains of Tipperary county and the low-lying territory of Limerick county which was the scene of many battles and later became a refuge for dispossessed and outlawed Irishmen. This attractive and fertile glen is good walking country.