John's Hall
John's Hall is a listed school building on John's Mall in Birr, Co. Offaly, now in use as museum. Close by, Birr Castle is 500 m away, one of 11 within 15 km. It has articles in 2 Wikipedias.
Museum in Birr
Inside Birr
John's Hall is inside Birr’s urban area, with 2 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from Fáilte Ireland’s open data, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and the CSO’s 2022 town outlines, with Met Éireann’s 1991–2020 averages.
Month by month
For warmth, aim for June to September (18–20°C highs in Birr).
John's Hall
Listed school building on John's Mall in Birr, Co. Offaly, now in use as museum.
In Birr, inside the town’s urban area.
- Type
- Museum
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 2 languages
- Town
- in Birr
Getting to John's Hall
Orange: John's Hall.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · Numbers: the places near it, as listed below. The dashed line is Birr’s urban area. · CSO 2022 outline
Which towns are near John's Hall
Roscrea tops the 8 for size, at 5,542 people. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.
Birr
Crinkill
Banagher
Shinrone
Compare the 8 towns
After John's Hall
Within 15 km you can add 4 castles, 3 abbeys or priories and a visitor farm.
CastleBirr Castle500 m away2
CastleLeap Castle10 km away3
CastleLackeen Castle Lorrha11 km away4Abbey or prioryAbbey or prioryDominican Abbey Lorrha15 km away5Visitor farmVisitor farmTearaways Pet Farm & Activity Centre4.9 km away6CastleCastleRedwood Castle14 km away7Abbey or prioryAbbey or prioryAugustinian Abbey Lorrha14 km away8Abbey or prioryAbbey or prioryLorrha Monastic Village14 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
John's Hall: common questions
Where is John's Hall?
John's Hall is in Birr, Offaly, inside the town’s urban area.
What is John's Hall?
Listed school building on John's Mall in Birr, Co. Offaly, now in use as museum.
How well known is John's Hall?
John's Hall has 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #492 of the 1,783 Irish places we list.
When is the best time to visit John's Hall?
June to September are the warmest months in Birr, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near John's Hall?
Within 15 km: Birr Castle (500 m), Leap Castle (10 km), Lackeen Castle Lorrha (11 km) and Dominican Abbey Lorrha (15 km).
Sources: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), CSO 2022 town outlines (CC BY 4.0), Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages (CC BY 4.0).
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (4)
- John's Hall: Brian Shaw, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Birr Castle: The original uploader was Tpower at English Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leap Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lackeen Castle Lorrha: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).