Birr (/ˈbɜr/; Irish: Biorra) is a town in County Offaly, Ireland. It was formerly called Parsonstown, after the Parsons family who were local landowners and hereditary Earls of Rosse, and renamed at some time between 1891 and 1901.
Population: 4,549
Latitude: 53° 05' 29.00" N
Longitude: -7° 54' 47.99" W
Shannon Harbour has the (Irish: Caladh na Sionainne) older/regional name Cluain Uaine Bheag meaning 'Clononey Beg' or 'little Clononey' after the distance and population and low laying land of the area in comparison to the other side of a stream off…
The Sculpture in the Parklands is a 50-acre (200,000 m2) land and environmental sculpture park located in Lough Boora, County Offaly, Ireland. The park is open to the public 365 days of the year and admission is free.
Roscrea GAA is a Tipperary GAA club which is located in County Tipperary, Ireland. Both hurling and Gaelic football are played in the "North-Tipperary" divisional competitions. The club is centred on the town of Roscrea. The club's colours are red a…
Riverstown (Irish: Baile Uí Lachnáin, meaning "town of O'Loughnin") is a small village straddling the border between Counties Tipperary and Offaly on the outskirts of Birr in Ireland.
Rathcabbin (Ráth Cabáin in Irish) often Rathcabban is a small village and an electoral district situated at the very north of County Tipperary in Ireland. The village is located off the R489 regional road between Portumna, County Galway and Birr, Co…
Kilruane MacDonagh's GAA is a Tipperary GAA club which is located in County Tipperary, Ireland. Both hurling and Gaelic football are played in the "North-Tipperary" divisional competitions. The club is centred on the villages of Kilruane, Ardcroney …
Crinkill (Irish: Críonchoill), sometimes spelt Crinkle, is a village in County Offaly, Ireland, close to Birr.
Brosna (Irish: An Bhrosnach) is a hamlet in County Offaly, Ireland. It lies in the valley of the Little Brosna River less than one kilometer off the N62 national secondary road. Brosna is deceptive in appearance;the main road through the village is …
Roscrea railway station serves the town of Roscrea, County Tipperary, in Ireland.
Moneygall GAA is a Tipperary GAA-affiliated club which is located in County Tipperary in Ireland. Both hurling and Gaelic football are played in the "North-Tipperary" divisional competitions although it is mainly noted for the game of hurling. The c…
Coolderry GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the town of Coolderry in County Offaly, Ireland.
Clonakenny Gaelic Athletic Club (Irish: CLG Chluain Uí Chionaoith) is a Tipperary GAA club which is located in County Tipperary, in Ireland. It currently plays hurling (at Intermediate grade) and Gaelic football (at Junior grade)in the Mid Tipperary…
Birr GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the town of Birr in County Offaly, Ireland.
Meelick-Eyrecourt is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in the east of County Galway, Ireland.
Ferbane/Belmont GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association football club located in Ferbane in County Offaly, Ireland, 13 miles from Birr. The Ferbane GAA field is located in the town of Ferbane on the Ballycumber Road.
Farbreague (Irish: Fear Bréige, meaning "False Man") is a mountain in Offaly, Ireland. It is a popular walking destination in Offaly.
The geography of Ireland describes an island in northwest Europe in the North Atlantic Ocean. The main geographical features of Ireland include low central plains surrounded by a ring of coastal mountains. The highest peak is Carrauntoohil (Irish: C…