Saighir

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Saighir, is a monastic site in Clareen, County Offaly, founded by St. Ciaran the Elder. The Irish state has officially recognized Saighir on the List of National Monuments in County Offaly. ()

Coordinates: 53°4'23"N, 7°47'44"W

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Saighir – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Birr Castle, Leap Castle, Leviathan of Parsonstown, Carroll's Hill.

5.2 miW
Garden, Park, Forts and castles
Birr Castle, Birr
132 min walk • Birr Castle is a large castle in the town of Birr in County Offaly, Ireland. It is the home of the 7th Earl of Rosse and his family, and as such the residential areas of the castle are not open to the public, though the grounds and gardens of the demesne are publicly accessible...
3.2 miS
1500s fortress with a bloody history
Leap Castle, Roscrea
81 min walk • Leap Castle is a castle in Coolderry, County Offaly, Ireland, about 6 km north of the town of Roscrea and 10 km south of Kinnitty on the R421.
5.4 miW
Observatories and planetariums
Leviathan of Parsonstown, Birr
138 min walk • Leviathan of Parsonstown, or Rosse six-foot telescope, is a historic reflecting telescope of 72 inches aperture, which was the largest telescope in the world from 1845 until the construction of the 100-inch Hooker Telescope in California in 1917.
5.4 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Carroll's Hill, Slieve Bloom Mountains
138 min walk • Carroll's Hill is a mountain in Offaly, in the Republic of Ireland.
5.8 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Barcam, Slieve Bloom Mountains
148 min walk • Barcam is a mountain in County Offaly, Ireland.
5.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Garraunbaun, Slieve Bloom Mountains
145 min walk • Garraunbaun is a mountain in Laois, in the Republic of Ireland. Castleconor's summit is at an elevation of 406 metres, making it the fifth highest point in Laois, the tenth-highest point in the Slieve Bloom Mountains and the 911th-highest summit in Ireland.
4.4 miNE
Forts and castles
Kinnitty Castle, Cadamstown
112 min walk • Kinnitty Castle or Castle Bernard is a 19th-century gothic revival castle and hotel in Kinnitty, County Offaly, Ireland. It is located north of the Slieve Bloom Mountains on the R421 regional road between the villages of Kinnitty and Cadamstown. A nearby pyramid was built by the Bernard family who resided in the castle.
5.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Farbreague
142 min walk • Farbreague is a mountain in Offaly, Ireland. It is a popular walking destination in Offaly. At 430 metres high, it is the sixth-highest mountain in Offaly, the eighth-highest mountain in the Slieve Bloom Mountains and the 798th-highest summit in Ireland.
3.6 miNE
Village
Kinnitty
92 min walk • Kinnitty is a village in County Offaly, Ireland. It is located 13 km east of Birr on the R440 and R421 regional roads.
4.9 miW
Sport, Sport venue
St Brendan's Park, Birr
124 min walk • St Brendan's Park is a GAA stadium in Birr, County Offaly, Ireland. It is one of the main grounds of Offaly's Gaelic football and hurling teams. The ground has a capacity of 8,800.