Birr Castle, Birr

Name: Birr Castle
Address: Birr Castle Rosse Row, Birr, R42 PD79, Ireland
Telephone: +353 57 912 0336

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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, and include a science museum and a café, a reflecting telescope which was the largest in the world for decades and a modern radio telescope. ()

Alternative names: Architectural style: Victorian architectureElevation: 180 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 53°5'43"N, 7°54'53"W

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Birr Castle Rosse RowBirr R42 PD79 Ireland

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+353 57 912 0336

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Day trips

Birr Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Leap Castle, Leviathan of Parsonstown, Lismacrory Mounds, Saighir.

6.4 miSE
1500s fortress with a bloody history
Leap Castle, Roscrea
164 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.
~1150 ftW
Observatories and planetariums
Leviathan of Parsonstown, Birr
6 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.
6.3 miSW
Archaeological site
Lismacrory Mounds
160 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.
5.2 miE
Memorial
Saighir
132 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.
~1930 ftSE
Sport, Sport venue
St Brendan's Park, Birr
10 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.