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Birr Castle Demesne
Birr
Co Offaly
353 (0)509 20336
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The Birr Castle Demesne has become famous around the world for its collection of exotic trees and plants, lakes, rivers and formal gardens stretching across 120 acres of a 17th century Park. The Great Telescope, is also to be found here. Built in 1845, it was the largest telescope in the world for more than 70 years.
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Clonmacnoise
Bord Na Mona
Blackwater Works
Shannonbridge
Offaly.
353 (0)905 74114
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Clonmacnoise is one of Ireland’s most significant early Christian monastic sites, founded by St Ciaran in 545 AD. It enjoys a sublime location on the banks of the River Shannon and features an excellent visitor centre with a multi-lingual audio-visual presentation.
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Charleville Castle
Tullamore
Co Offaly
353 (0)506 23
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Charleville Castle dates from 1798 and is one of the finest examples of Gothic-Revival architecture in Ireland. In that time it has never been altered externally, while inside the castle is filled with magnificently designed rooms with many of the original furnishings.
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Tullamore Dew Heritage Centre
Bury Quay
Tullamore
353 (0)57 9325015
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The Tullamore Dew Heritage Centre takes visitors on a trip back through life in a small Irish town from the early 19th century onwards, with a particular emphasis on the impact of the Tullamore Dew distillery.
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