Birr
Ireland
Birr Castle and its gardens anchor this Georgian heritage town in County Offaly, Ireland, where the Parsons family — hereditary Earls of Rosse — built the Leviathan of Parsonstown, the largest telescope in the world for over 70 years. The town's wide streets and fanlight-windowed Georgian buildings are carefully preserved, and Birr holds official Irish Heritage Town status. The castle grounds sit alongside water, with the Slieve Bloom Mountains visible from the surrounding area.
- Population5,741
- Nearest water from center 0.1 km0.1 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 10 km6.5 mi
Nearest airports
Nearest train stations
Climate · monthly averages
J
5°41°
85mm3.4in
F
5°42°
75mm2.9in
M
7°44°
70mm2.9in
A
9°47°
75mm2.9in
M
11°52°
75mm3.0in
J
14°57°
85mm3.3in
J
15°60°
85mm3.3in
A
15°59°
90mm3.5in
S
13°56°
75mm2.9in
O
10°50°
85mm3.4in
N
7°45°
90mm3.6in
D
6°42°
90mm3.6in
Avg temp · total precipitation, 1991–2020 monthly normals · ERA5-Land · methodology ↗