The Boles of Cahir

The earliest record which we have for Bowles anywhere in Tipperary so far is the 1670 record of William Penn visiting Tipperary and meeting with John Boles (of Cork) and several other fellow Quakers at John Fennell's house at Kilcommonbeg just south of Cahir, co. Tipperary. See William Penn's "My Irish Journal".

Robert Boles of Cahir

One Boles family arrived in Cahir early in the 1800's and is still there today. Robert Boles, who is thought to have been of the Bowles of Clonmel line, settled in Cahir before 1833 and established himself as a successful building contractor with major projects in Cahir, Clonmel and Cashel. He also opened a grocers shop on The Square in Cahir which was family-run until 1983 and the building is still in the Boles family today. See Robert Boles of Cahir and Robert Boles of Cahir's Family Tree for more on this family.

Bowles Military References in Cahir

As Cahir was an important military post, there are a number of references for Bowles/Boles who temporarily lived in Cahir.

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