Ireland’s Historic Science Centre contains astronomical instruments, cameras, photographs and photographic equipment used by the Third and Fourth Earls and Mary, Countess of Rosse, in the middle and late 1800s. Also on display is electrical and engineering equipment originally belonging to Charles Parsons and used in his experiments as well as a large area devoted to the botanical work carried Read more...
This museum displays features of road transport dating from 1922 to the classics of the 60’s, beautifully restored and displayed by their owners – farm machinery, commercial and motoring auto-mobilia, household utensils, model rail display and video. Read more...
The centre is located in the edge of Birr Town, on the Birr/Roscrea road. Just 10 minutes drive from the centre the Slieve Bloom Mountains provide a rich field of study for the historian, antiquarian, archaeologist, geologist and botanist. The Slieve Bloom Mountain Environment Park is the base for a variety of outdoor education activities including: rock climbing, orienteering, field Read more...
Dating from 1798, this is one of the finest examples of the great Gothic house in Ireland. The entire structure stands in its original form, having never been altered externally. Read more...
