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Regional rating (NIAH)

1880–1920

Address: Emmet Square, Birr
Type: House
NIAH reg. no.: 14819012

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Regional rating (NIAH)

Ormond House

Emmet Square, Birr

Rated Regional on the National InventoryOne of 295 rated Regional in Birr

HHouseBBuilt 1880–1920

DirectionsIts National Inventory record ↗

Many historic buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

About

About Ormond House

Ormond House is one of 295 buildings in Birr the National Inventory rates Regional. Its record dates Ormond House to 1880–1920. 226 other places on the record stand within 400 m.

Located behind wrought-iron railings, this three-bay house with finely moulded window and door surrounds enhances the architectural heritage of Emmet Square and makes a positive impact to the Birr streetscape. Ormond House stands out in the predominantly three-storey square, which dates to the mid eighteenth century.

From the National Inventory’s appraisal, record 14819012 · 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 · 14819012↗

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

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Farther afield

MirRegional rating (NIAH)300 m Saint Brendan's ChurchRegional rating (NIAH)300 m Stables, Birr CastleRegional rating (NIAH)300 m Walcot CottageRegional rating (NIAH)300 m Saint John's Convent of MercyRegional rating (NIAH)300 m RodeenRegional rating (NIAH)300 m

Around it

63 within 150 m

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

RegHouse, Emmet Square, Emmet Street, Birr11 m RegBirr Post Office21 m RegHouse, 3 Emmet Street, Birr31 m RegHouse, Emmet Square, John's Place, Birr32 m RegHamilton House34 m RegCumberland House36 m RegHouse, 5 Emmet Street, Birr38 m RegCumberland Column42 m RegBallin Valley57 m RegHouse, 11 Emmet Street, Birr58 m RegHouse, Emmet Square, Birr58 m RegHouse, John's Place, Birr59 m RegCoaching inn, Emmet Square, John's Place, Birr60 m RegJ.J. Murphy and Sons63 m RegHouse, John's Place, Birr64 m RegThe Midland Mineral Water Company66 m RegAllied Irish Bank66 m RegHouse, John's Place, Birr70 m

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RegHouse, 10 Emmet Street, Birr75 m RegHouse, John's Place, Birr75 m RegHouse, O'Connell Street, Emmet Square, Birr77 m RegHouse, 4 John's Place, Birr81 m RegHouse, O'Connell Street, Emmet Square, Birr82 m RegHouse, Emmet Square, Birr84 m RegHouse, 17 Emmet Street, Birr84 m RegHouse, 16 Emmet Street, Birr86 m RegHouse, 2 John's Mall, Birr87 m RegHouse, 3 John's Place, Birr88 m RegHouse, O'Connell Street, Birr89 m RegHouse, Emmet Square, Birr89 m RegHouse, O'Connell Street, Birr93 m RegHouse, 2 John's Place, Birr94 m RegJ.J. Hanniffy and Sons96 m RegHouse, 3 John's Mall, Birr99 m RegHouse, 4 Connaught Street, Birr100 m RegHouse, 20 Emmet Street, Birr101 m RegHouse, O'Connell Street, Birr101 m RegHouse, shop, Connaught Street, Birr104 m RegHouse, Connaught Street, Birr105 m RegHouse, O'Connell Street, Birr107 m RegHouse, Emmet Street, Birr108 m RegHouse, The Green, Birr110 m RegHouse, 4 John's Mall, Birr111 m RegHouse, 11 Connaught Street, Birr115 m RegHouse, Connaught Street, Birr116 m RegHouse, O'Connell Street, Birr117 m RegNolans118 m RegMolloys Bar119 m RegHouse, 19 O'Connell Street, Birr119 m RegHouse, Connaught Street, Birr120 m RegHouse, Emmet Street, Birr120 m RegBirr Methodist Church122 m RegHouse, Connaught Street, Birr123 m RegHouse, 5 John's Mall, Birr128 m RegJohn Grimes128 m RegHouse, O'Connell Street, Birr128 m RegHouse, 27 Emmet Street, Birr133 m RegVianney137 m RegWilmer House141 m RegHouse, 29 Emmet Street, Birr141 m RegHouse, O'Connell Street, Birr145 m RegHouse, Connaught Street, Mill Street, Birr149 m RegHouse, Emmet Street, Birr149 m

More like it

Houses on the record near Birr

Within 40 km, 8 have a photo. Just 300 m away stands Birr Castle, in Birr. In Birr itself there are 1 of the 8.

Damer HouseRoscrea · 17 km away

Gallen PrioryFerbane · 19 km away

Portumna Union WorkhousePortumna · 21 km away

Busherstown HouseMoneygall · 22 km away

Charleville CastleMucklagh · 31 km away

Prison governor's house, O'Rahilly Street, NenaghNenagh · 32 km away

Nenagh CourthouseNenagh · 32 km away

Birr CastleBirr · 300 m away

Questions about Ormond House

Is Ormond House on the National Inventory?

Yes: rated Regional (record 14819012).

Can you visit Ormond House?

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

When was Ormond House built?

Its National Inventory record dates it to 1880–1920.

Is Ormond House 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). Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).

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