Birr

Birr is a town in in the Midlands of Ireland, with a population of 4700 in 2022. It’s a well-preserved Georgian town with graceful streets and elegant buildings.
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  • Town with about 3,300 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 80 metres (250 feet)
  • …was formerly known as “Parsonstown”
  • Description: town in County Offaly, Ireland
  • Also known as
    “Biorra”
    “Birr, County Offaly”

Places of Interest

Discover Birr Castle and Leviathan of Parsonstown.
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Castle
is a castle in the town of Birr in , Ireland.
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The , or Rosse six-foot…
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Museum
John's Hall, also known as Birr Town Hall…

Villages in the Area

Discover Crinkill and Riverstown.
, sometimes spelt Crinkle, is a village in , , close to Birr.
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Village
is a small village straddling the border…

Birr

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Latitude
53.0961° or 53° 5′ 46″ north
Longitude
-7.9109° or 7° 54′ 39″ west
UN/LOCODE
IE BIR
Open location code
9C5J33WQ+CJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 52245580
Open­Street­Map feature
place = town
Geo­Names ID
2966154
Wiki­data ID
Q865849

Satellite Map

See this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Welsh—“Birr” goes by many names.
BirrAzerbaijani
BirrBasque
БірBelarusian
BiorraBreton
БирBulgarian
BirrCatalan
BirrCebuano
伯爾Chinese
BiorraCornish
BirrCzech
BirrDanish
Birr (Irland)Danish
BirrDutch
BirrFinnish
Birr (kaupunki)Finnish
BirrFrench
ParsonstownFrench
ბირიGeorgian
BirrGerman
BiorraIndonesian
Birr, republik irlandiaIndonesian
BiorraIrish
BirrItalian
バーJapanese
バールJapanese
ベールJapanese
BirasLithuanian
БирMacedonian
BiorraManx
BirrNorwegian
Birr (Irland)Norwegian Bokmål
Birr i County OffalyNorwegian Nynorsk
BirrPolish
Birr (Irlandia)Polish
Берр (Оффали)Russian
БиррRussian
Бирр (река)Russian
BiorraScottish Gaelic
БерSerbian
Бер (Ирска)Serbian
BirrSlovak
BirrSpanish
BiorraSwedish
Birr, IrlandSwedish
بئرUrdu
بئر، کاؤنٹی اوفلیUrdu
BiorraWelsh

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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County Offaly: Highlights

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