Birr (/ˈbɜːr/; Irish: Biorra, meaning "plain of water") is a town in County Offaly, Ireland. Between 1620 and 1899 it was called Parsonstown, after the...

Birr Castle (Irish: Caisleán Bhiorra) is a large castle in the town of Birr in County Offaly, Ireland. It is the home of the 7th Earl of Rosse and his...

up birr in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Birr may refer to: Birr, County Offaly, a town in Ireland Birr Castle, a castle in Birr, Ireland Birr (UK...

gale-force winds is Birr, County Offaly; recording them on average 1.2 days per year. The highest wind speed ever recorded in Ireland was 103 kn (191 km/h;...

Brendan of Birr (died c. 572) was one of the early Irish monastic saints. He was a monk and later an abbot, of the 6th century. He is known as "Saint...

a bog at Dowris, Whigsborough near Birr. It is the largest collection of Bronze Age objects ever found in Ireland. After Christianisation, the monastic...

astronomical assistant of Lawrence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse at Birr Castle in Birr, Ireland, and remained in that position until the death of the Earl in...

inter-county success of the county team, claimed All-Ireland titles in 1996 and 1999. Offaly club Birr became the most dominant team at the turn of the century...

the Eastern Mediterranean Leviathan of Parsonstown, a telescope in Birr, Ireland Leviathan Patera, a depression on Neptune's moon Triton Livyatan melvillei...

William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse on his estate, Birr Castle, at Parsonstown (now Birr) in Ireland. Parsons improved the techniques of casting, grinding...

Bibcode:1955hite.book.....K. Moore, P. (1981). The Astronomy of Birr Castle. Birr, Ireland: Tribune Printing and Publishing Group. Bibcode:1981abc..book...

Birr Barracks (Irish: Dún Bhiorra) also known as Crinkill Barracks (Irish: Dún Chríonchoill) was a military installation in Crinkill, near Birr, County...

Brendan Rosse; born 21 October 1936), is an Anglo-Irish peer. He is also 10th Baronet Parsons, of Birr Castle. Lord Rosse was the eldest son of Laurence...

Birr RFC is an Irish rugby team based in Birr, County Offaly, playing in Division 2B of the Leinster League. Formed in 1887 the club is one of the oldest...

Birr GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the town of Birr in County Offaly, Ireland. The club is almost exclusively concerned with the...

Garrycastle, County Offaly, died in the year 549. Saint Brendan of Birr, now Birr, County Offaly. He died on 29 November 571. Saint Brendan of Clonfert...

and had a medical practice in Birr, County Offaly. He captained the Birr Football Club and gained his solitary Ireland cap in 1888, as a forward against...

Dundalk Our Lady's Hospital, Navan St. Joseph's Hospital, Trim Birr District Hospital, Birr Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore Midland Regional Hospital...

The Synod of Birr, held at Birr in modern County Offaly, Ireland in 697 was a meeting of churchmen and secular notables. Best remembered as the occasion...

subsequently lost to fire. A second plaque was put up in the parish church at Birr, Ireland (where the Leinsters' depot was located) to honour Keating and other...

Thomas; Rank Name: Colour Sergeant; Service Number: 688; Duty Location: Birr, Ireland; Regiment: 2nd Battalion 21st Foot; Service: British Army; Archive reference:...

Birr Distillery was a distillery built in 1805 in County Offaly (previously known as King's County) in Ireland. The distillery was located close to Newbridge...

Michael Hogan (1968 – 10 November 2024) was an Irish hurler. At club level he played with Birr and was also a member of the Offaly senior hurling team...

co.uk website run by UK newspaper The Guardian. Glendenning was born in Birr, County Offaly and attended Cistercian College, Roscrea; then he studied...

(30 January 1924 – 26 September 1999) was an Irish actress. She was born in Birr, County Offaly, Irish Free State. She is best known for playing Maid...

2019, 2020 Most All-Ireland winners' medals: 4 Donie Collins (Blackrock, James Stephens) – 1972, 1974, 1979, 1982 Joe Errity (Birr) – 1995, 1998, 2002...

date) June 11 – Emilian of Cogolla, Iberic saint (b. 472) Brendan of Birr, Irish abbot (approximate date) Gwenddoleu ap Ceidio, Brythonic king Narses...

grandson Laurence Parsons was created a Baronet, of Birr Castle in King's County, in the Baronetage of Ireland in 1677, but was attainted by King James II's...

of Birr was prompted when Adomnáin had an Aisling dream vision wherein his mother excoriated him for not protecting the women and children of Ireland. During...

April 15 – Kinmei, emperor of Japan (b. 509) November 29? – Brendan of Birr, Irish monastic saint Fall – killed in dynastic intrigue Gao Yan, prince of...