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Birr

Birr is an airfield in , . Birr is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the locality .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Birr Aerodrome and Birr Castle.

Aerodrome
Birr Airfield is located 1 NM south of the town of in in . It was originally called Birr View Air Strip. The area for many years has been closely linked with aviation, dating from the time of the British Army air strip which was very near the present air field.

Castle
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is a large castle in the town of in , . It is the home of the 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… is situated 3 km northwest of Birr.

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, 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. is situated 3 km northwest of Birr.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Crinkill and Riverstown.

Village
, sometimes spelt Crinkle, is a village in , , close to . was designated as a census town by the Central Statistics Office for the first time in the 2016 census, at which time it had a population of 682 people.

Village
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is a small village straddling the border between Counties and on the outskirts of in . It is mostly within the townland of Ballyloughnane, on the Tipperary side of the river.

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is a town in in the Midlands of Ireland, with a population of 5741 in 2016. is a well preserved Georgian town with graceful streets and elegant buildings.

Birr

Latitude
53.07047° or 53° 4′ 14″ north
Longitude
-7.89742° or 7° 53′ 51″ west
Elevation
70 metres (230 feet)
ICAO airport code
EIBR
Open location code
9C5J34C3+52
Geo­Names ID
11710952
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Highlights include River Camcor and Rathmore House.

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