St. Brendan's Church, Birr, Co. Offaly

St. Brendan's Church, Birr, Co. Offaly

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Lantern slide depicting St. Brendan's Church, Birr, Co. Offaly. Originally titled 'Birr.Ch' and labelled 'K4 20'. The image depicts the church of St. Brendan in the town of Birr. The monument was built c. 1815 and designed by John Johnston. It is built in the Gothic style and is located in the Oxmantown Mall. It was extended in 1876 by the renowned architect Sir Thomas Drew who added a new chancel. Further enhancements included the insertion of the east window, which was commissioned from Charles Kempe by the fourth Earl of Rosse in 1891.

Holly Cooper

The Discovery Programme

The Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (RSAI)

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BOX37_025

RSAI, Lantern Slide, BOX 37

25/01/17

Scanned to 2400 dpi , 16 bit greyscale image with automatic exposure

RSAI Lantern Slide Collection

114.3mb

7559 x 7559 pixels

Lantern Slides

Country: Ireland

County: Offaly

Logainm Code: https://www.logainm.ie/100031.aspx

Town: Birr

Logainm Town: https://www.logainm.ie/125000.aspx

Irish National Grid East: 206162

Irish National Grid North: 204747

Position Source: www.logainm.ie

Latitude: 53.093520

Longitude: -7.9087434

Place: Birr, Co. Offaly Latitude: 53.0980052 Longitude: -7.909688200000005

The Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (RSAI)