Birr Castle

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About this place

Birr Castle (Irish: Caisleán Bhiorra) is a castle in the town of Birr in County Offaly, Ireland. It is the home of Brendan Parsons, 7th Earl of Rosse and his family, and as such the castle is generally 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.

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Getting There & Parking

Birr Castle is located in County Offaly, roughly 87 km (1h 15m drive) from Limerick and 146 km (2h 10m) from Dublin. The nearest public car park is 120 m away (Paid). Nearby highlights within a short drive include Waterfall Point (0.0 km away).

Limerick87 km

~1h 15m drive

Galway101 km

~1h 30m drive

Dublin146 km

~2h 10m drive

Nearest car park Paid

Marian Hall Car Park · 120 m from landmark

Directions to car park ↗