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John's Hall
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Regional rating (NIAH)

John's Hall

John's Mall, Birr

Rated Regional on the National InventoryOne of 295 rated Regional in Birr
SSchoolBBuilt 1820–1840
DirectionsIts National Inventory record ↗
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About John's Hall

John's Hall is one of 295 buildings in Birr the National Inventory rates Regional. John's Hall dates from 1820–1840. 204 other places on the record stand within 400 m.

John's Hall, reminiscent of an Ionic temple, stands on John's Place to which it gave its name. The fine, beautifully designed edifice has an interesting history, fitting for such a spectacular building.

From the National Inventory’s appraisal, record 14819209 · 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 · 14819209↗

Regional is the National Inventory’s rating for a building of significance in its region; most rated buildings carry it.

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. 1John's HallStart here
  2. 2MirRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m on
  3. 3P.L. Dolan and Sons (house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 100 m on
  4. 4Saint John's Convent of MercyRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m on
  5. 5Oxmantown BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m on
Farther afield
P.L. Dolan and Sons (house)Regional rating (NIAH)300 mSaint Brendan's Church (Birr)Regional rating (NIAH)300 mSaint Brendan's Catholic ChurchRegional rating (NIAH)300 mO'ConnorRegional rating (NIAH)300 mR.J. BarberRegional rating (NIAH)300 mE. WalsheRegional rating (NIAH)300 m
Around it

47 within 150 m

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

RegPresbytery, 6 John's Mall, Birr28 mRegHouse, 5 John's Mall, Birr29 mRegGates, John's Place, Birr34 mRegThird Earl of Rosse Monument34 mRegHouse, 7 John's Mall, Birr45 mRegHouse, 4 John's Mall, Birr46 mRegHouse, 3 John's Mall, Birr59 mRegHouse, 8 John's Mall, Birr60 mRegHouse, John's Place, Birr64 mRegHouse, 16 John's Place, Birr65 mRegHouse, John's Place, Birr68 mRegHouse, 2 John's Mall, Birr71 mRegChurch, John's Place, Birr73 mRegHouse, John's Place, Wilmer Road, Birr75 mRegHouse, 9 John's Mall, Birr76 mRegHouse, 10 John's Mall, Birr90 mRegHouse, John's Place, Birr92 mRegJohn Grimes93 m
Show the other 29
RegAllied Irish Bank93 mRegWilmer House97 mRegHouse, 2 John's Place, Birr97 mRegHouse, 4 John's Place, Birr98 mRegHouse, Wilmer Road, Birr103 mRegHouse, 3 John's Place, Birr103 mRegMir103 mRegHouse, 4 John's Place, Birr109 mRegP.L. Dolan and Sons (house)109 mRegMolloys Bar111 mRegHouse, John's Mall, Birr112 mRegHouse, 2 John's Place, Birr114 mRegHouse, John's Place, Birr114 mRegHouse, 4 Connaught Street, Birr117 mRegHouse, John's Place, Birr118 mRegRodeen119 mRegHouse, 11 Connaught Street, Birr126 mRegHouse, John's Place, Birr127 mRegHouse, John's Terrace, Birr130 mRegHouse, John's Mall, Birr133 mRegHouse, John's Place, Birr133 mRegHouse, John's Terrace, Birr133 mRegHouse, John's Terrace, Birr136 mRegJ.J. Hanniffy and Sons136 mRegOzanam House138 mRegHouse, John's Terrace, Birr139 mRegBirr Post Office141 mRegHouse, Emmet Square, John's Place, Birr144 mRegHouse, John's Mall, Birr146 m
More like it

Near Birr: more public buildings on the record

Birr holds 2 of these 7. The nearest is Birr Post Office in Birr, 100 m away. There are 7 with photos within 40 km.

Birr BarracksCrinkill · 2.3 km away
Bank of IrelandNenagh · 32 km away
Allied Irish BankTemplemore · 34 km away
Tullamore Post OfficeTullamore · 34 km away
Athlone Post OfficeAthlone · 36 km away
Birr Post OfficeBirr · 100 m away
Oxmantown SchoolBirr · 600 m away

Questions about John's Hall

Is John's Hall on the National Inventory?

Yes: rated Regional (record 14819209).

Can you visit John's Hall?

It can be seen from the street; whether you can go inside depends on its owner.

When was John's Hall built?

Its National Inventory record dates it to 1820–1840.

Is John's Hall 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).