The lake at Birr Castle Demesne   Birr Castle   Fagus sylvatica 'Birr Zebra'  
Great Telescope - Award-winning Gardens ...      Open every day of the year from 9:00 - 18:00 hrs ...       Junior Science Trail  and  Discover Primary Science (DPS) Tours ...

Links and references

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Links

Offaly Historical & Archeological Society

An excellent web site for researching family histories in the Co. Offaly area

Ray Parsons

detailed history of the Parsons family is another excellent source of information on family roots.

Heritage Island is a marketing consortium of the most prestigious visitor attractions in Ireland, North and South. This comprehensive web site gives full details on the centres which range from historic houses, castles, gardens, theme parks, museums, interpretative centres and aquariums.

Museums.com includes a search engine for galleries, museums and science centres.

Science Museum, London

World Famous Science Museum, London, UK.

The Exploratorium's ExploraNet  
The Franklin Institute  
Miami Museum of Science  
Museum of Science, Boston  
New Metropolis Science & Technology Center  
Oregon Museum of Science and Industry  
Science Museum of Minnesota  
Singapore Science Center  
Exploradome  

References

"Birr Heritage Town, a Guide", by Margaret Hogan and Joe Shortt, contains more information on the layout of Birr Town, as well as a history of the area and a list of surrounding visitor attractions and features of interest. This book was published by the Birr Historical Society in 1994 and is the basis for much of this section of the Birr Castle Demesne web site.

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