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 center0.1 km
- Nearest mountain from center10.4 km