Birr, Ireland

... again to find the library. Anne paid a fee and empted the shelves. We continued on to a town not far away called Birr. At Birr there was a castle but it was currently occupied by the descendants of the Parsons family the lady of which was a countess so our ...

... cheat, though: those ancient-looking stone fences are actually masonry block construction with a skin of freestone. We went on to Birr and stayed in a beautiful Georgian house converted to a B&B, and had tea at a very classy Asian restaurant where I ...

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Founded in 1620 - best known for the family's contribution to astronomy. In 1845, the world's largest telescope at the time was built here. The 56 ft wooden tube is supported by two walls. In the gardens, they apparently also have the world's largest ...