Destination Birr

Birr Town in Co Offaly is a beautiful Heritage Town situated on the River Camcor.

Birr is a beautiful old town that is full of history and is a virtually intact 18th/19th century town, with its magnificent buildings and wide streets, a large number of the houses in Oxmantown Mall and Johns Place have wonderful fanlight windows from the Georgian period and tree lined avenues.

Less then ten minutes from the centre of the town are the amazing Slievebloom Mountains that are home to a number of different walks and trails for people of all ages to take, each year there is a walking festival held where people come from near and far to join in with the local festive events.

As Birr is located in the centre of Ireland it is close to a number of different areas to visit and tourism has grown rapidly in the area, along with its great scenery, activities, night life and accommodation Birr also boasts a number of fine dining locations and is a town that must be visited.

For more information on visiting Birr contact Destination Birr