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Birr, County Offaly · on foot · worked out from the map

Birr in a day

A day on foot in Birr: 9 stops the map records, joined in the shortest order that walks them all, 2.9 km in total.

9
stops
5 hr
inside them
2.9 km
walking, along the paths
1
with hours on the map
The day9 stops · 5 hr 17 min · ends 14:47

37 min of it is walking, 2.9 km in all, along the paths the router followed. The day is kept in this browser only; nothing is sent anywhere.

Drawing the day…

Tap a pin to open its stop. The line is the walk between them.

  1. Monument. On Emmet Square. In the centre.

    Opening hours
    Not on the map. Check before you go
    Admission
    Not recorded here. Ask at the door
    Position
    53.0961° N, 7.9109° W
    The page for this placeway/1137272931
    2 min walk · 140 m
  2. 3 min walk · 280 m
  3. 4 min walk · 290 m
  4. 5 min walk · 400 m
  5. 4 min walk · 280 m
  6. 4 min walk · 350 m
  7. 1 min walk · 20 m
  8. 14 min walk · 1.1 km

Each walk is routed over OpenStreetMap footpaths on this site’s own graph, and the minutes are that measured distance at 4.8 km an hour. That is a stated pace on level ground, not a promise about yours or about the hills in the way. Where the router finds no way on foot between two stops, the page says so and draws nothing: no walking time here is worked out from a straight line. Nothing here states an opening time or an admission price unless the map records it, because a wrong one ruins a day in a way a missing one does not: every stop links to the operator instead. Distances are within Birr.

How the day is shaped

Morning

Emmet Square, Wesleyan Chapel, James Franklin Fuller, Birr Community Growery and Historic Science Centre. 150 minutes in all.

Middle of the day

The Great Telescope 'Leviathan' and Birr Castle. 90 minutes in all.

Afternoon

Waterfall Point and Saint Brendan's Church. 40 minutes in all.

Questions people ask

How long does birr in a day take?
About 5 hours inside the 9 stops, and 2.9 km of walking between them along the paths the router followed. Drop a stop and the walk either side of it is worked out again.
Who chose these stops?
The route connects local points of interest using mapped walking paths. Stop lengths are suggestions: shorten the day or stay longer at the places that interest you. Researched visitor notes, where available, include their sources. The route itself does not confirm that a venue is open or a performance is scheduled.
Are the opening times here?
The map records opening hours for 1 of the 9 stops, and those are shown. For the rest this page says nothing rather than guessing, and links to the place instead.
What does it cost?
This page does not say, because it does not know. Admission is set by each place and changes; nothing here is stated as a price.
How do you get to Birr?
9 bus and train lines call at a stop in Birr in the published timetable. Which of them runs on the day you are going is worked out on the Getting to Birr page, along with the walk at each end.

The order and the minutes were computed on 2026-09-20 by the rules above. Place locations and recorded opening hours come from OpenStreetMap. Researched visitor notes have their own sources linked on the cards. Check the venue for current admission and opening arrangements. Each walk is routed over OpenStreetMap footpaths on this site’s own graph, and the minutes are that measured distance at 4.8 km/h, which is a stated pace rather than a promise about yours.

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