Birr Castle

Birr Castle is a castle in the town of in , 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…
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  • Castle
  • …lies at an elevation of 57 metres (187 feet)
  • Description: 17th century castle with demesne and historic telescope

Places of Interest

Highlights include Leviathan of Parsonstown and Marian Hall.
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The , or Rosse six-foot…
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is a community center.
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John's Hall, also known as Birr Town Hall…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Birr and Riverstown.
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is a town in in the Midlands of Ireland, with a population of 4700 in 2022.
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is a small village straddling the border…
, sometimes spelt Crinkle, is a village in , , close to .

Birr Castle

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Latitude
53.09535° or 53° 5′ 43″ north
Longitude
-7.91476° or 7° 54′ 53″ west
Open location code
9C5J33WP+43
Open­Street­Map ID
way 419215618
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
2966153
Wiki­data ID
Q2419871

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Birr Castle” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة بير”
  • Armenian: “Բիր դղյակ”
  • Basque: “Birr gaztelua”
  • Bavarian: “Birr Castle”
  • Belarusian: “Замак Бір”
  • Catalan: “castell de Birr”
  • Catalan: “Castell de Birr”
  • Chinese: “比尔城堡”
  • Chinese: “比爾城堡”
  • Danish: “Birr Castle”
  • Dutch: “Birr Castle”
  • French: “château de Birr”
  • French: “Château de Birr”
  • German: “Birr Castle”
  • Irish: “Caisleán Bhiorra”
  • Italian: “castello di Birr”
  • Italian: “Castello di Birr”
  • Japanese: “バール城”
  • Japanese: “ベール城”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Birr Castle”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Birr”
  • Russian: “Замок Бирр”
  • Slovenian: “Birr Castle”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Birr”
  • Swedish: “Birr Castle”
  • Ukrainian: “Замок Бірр”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Waterfall Point and St Brendan’s Well.

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