Birr is a town in County Offaly, Ireland. Between 1620 and 1899 it was called Parsonstown, after the Parsons family who were local landowners and hereditary Earls of Rosse.
Emmet Square, Birr
Main Street
Georgian Birr – Oxmantown Mall
Cumberland Square (now Emmet Square) c.1880-1900. The statue was removed from the pillar in 1915
County Offaly is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and the province of Leinster. It is named after the ancient Kingdom of Uí Failghe. It was formerly known as King's County, in honour of Philip II of Spain. Offaly County Council is the local authority for the county. The county population was 82,668 at the 2022 census.
The Slieve Bloom Mountains
Bluebells and trees in Charleville Forest
Baronies of Offaly
County Hall, Tullamore