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Birr Castle
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National rating (NIAH)

Birr Castle

In Irish: Caisleán Bhiorra

Birr

Rated National on the National InventoryOne of 3 rated National in Birr
CCastle / fortified houseBBuilt 1835–1845
DirectionsIts National Inventory record ↗
About

About Birr Castle

The National Inventory rates Birr Castle National, one of 3 in Birr. Birr Castle dates from 1835–1845. 166 other places on the record stand within 400 m.

Birr Castle has been the seat of the Parsons since 1619-20, when Laurence Parsons acquired land in an area known as Ely O'Carroll, the lands of the O'Carrolls. Among the fortifications to come with the land was a square tower, known as the Black Castle, which was situated near the present castle.

From the National Inventory’s appraisal, record 14819256 · CC BY 4.0 · Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

NIAHRead its National Inventory recordThe full description and appraisal, the survey photo and the map · 14819256↗

National is the National Inventory’s second-highest rating: a building of significance across Ireland.

Visit

Make it a walk: 5 historic places in about 10 minutes

Birr · about 500 m on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Birr CastleStart here
  2. 2Marian Hall (community centre)Regional rating (NIAH) · 100 m on
  3. 3J.J. Murphy and SonsRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m on
  4. 4Allied Irish BankRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m on
  5. 5P.L. Dolan and Sons (house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 100 m on
Farther afield
Walcot CottageRegional rating (NIAH)300 mIcehouse, Birr CastleRegional rating (NIAH)300 mWalcotRegional rating (NIAH)300 mCumberland ColumnRegional rating (NIAH)300 mGate lodge, Birr CastleRegional rating (NIAH)300 mDemesne walls, Birr CastleRegional rating (NIAH)300 m
Around it

13 within 150 m

Every place on the record within this distance; each opens its own page.

RegWell, Birr Castle61 mRegHouse, William Street, Birr73 mRegWeir, Birr75 mNatFoot bridge, Birr Castle75 mRegSaint Brendan's Church84 mRegMaltings, Castle Street, William Street, Birr90 mRegGate lodge, Birr Castle93 mRegMarian Hall (community centre)101 mRegThe Maltings106 mRegMarian Hall (outbuilding)111 mRegHouse, William Street, Birr118 mRegThe Maltings (distillery)123 mRegTurbine house, Birr Castle128 m
More like it

Nationally rated houses around Birr

Just 17 km away stands Damer House, in Roscrea. 3 like it are within 40 km, each with a photo. Farthest out is Nenagh Courthouse, Nenagh, 32 km away.

Damer HouseRoscrea · 17 km away
Charleville CastleMucklagh · 32 km away
Nenagh CourthouseNenagh · 32 km away

Questions about Birr Castle

Is Birr Castle on the National Inventory?

Yes: rated National (record 14819256).

Can you visit Birr Castle?

Many historic buildings are private homes; this one can be seen from the street.

When was Birr Castle built?

Its National Inventory record dates it to 1835–1845.

Is Birr Castle protected?

Being on the National Inventory or the Sites and Monuments Record is a record, not protection by itself: buildings are protected by their council’s Record of Protected Structures, which each council keeps and no national open list gathers, so this page can’t say which are on it.

Source: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage and Sites and Monuments Record, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0).

Sources: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (buildingsofireland.ie) · Photos: Wikimedia Commons, including the National Library of Ireland’s collections, each credited with its licence and copied to our own server · Wikidata (CC0) for other names and articles. Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).

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).