St Brendan's Park, Birr

#3 among attractions in Birr

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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. Prior to the development of O'Connor Park in Tullamore, the ground was the base of Offaly hurling and played host to intercounty competitions and to the Offaly hurling county final. Most Offaly games have since transferred to Tullamore. ()

Capacity: 5500Coordinates: 53°5'29"N, 7°54'32"W

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St Brendan's Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Birr Castle, Leap Castle, Leviathan of Parsonstown, Bike Park Ireland.

~1930 ftNW
Garden, Park, Forts and castles
Birr Castle, Birr
10 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...
6 miSE
1500s fortress with a bloody history
Leap Castle, Roscrea
154 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.
0.5 miNW
Observatories and planetariums
Leviathan of Parsonstown, Birr
14 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.
6.7 miSW
53°0'42"N • 8°0'7"W
Bike Park Ireland, Roscrea
172 min walk • Bike trail, Outdoor activities, Park
6.3 miSW
Archaeological site
Lismacrory Mounds
161 min walk • Lismacrory Mounds are a group of prehistoric mounds forming a National Monument in County Tipperary, Ireland. They are 2.2 km north of Ballingarry, North Tipperary, 10 km southeast of Lough Derg. There are about 20 mounds, or cairns, in the area.
4.9 miE
Memorial
Saighir
124 min walk • 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.