1803 – Birr Castle, Co. Offaly
Architect: Sir Laurence Parsons / John Johnston
There has been a castle on the site since 1170,
1812 – Crinkill Barracks, Birr, Co. Offaly
Built between 1809 and 1812 at the instigation of Lawrence Parsons,
1815 – St. Brendan’s Church of Ireland, Birr, Co. Offaly
Architect: John Johnson / Sir Thomas Drew
Built in 1815,
1824 – St. Brendan’s Church, Birr, Co. Offaly
Architect: Bernard Mullins
A curious design for a Roman Catholic church,
1979 – Birr Community College, Birr, Co. Offaly
Architect: Peter & Mary Doyle
In 1974, the Irish Department of Education organised an open architectural ideas competition for the design of a new type of building – a ‘community school’.
2009 – Civic Offices and Library, Birr, Co. Offaly
Architect: McCarthy O’Hora
Now home to Birr Civic Offices and Library,
