IRELAND'S HISTORIC SCIENCE CENTRE
- Educational, visitor attraction -

Ireland's Historic Science Centre, based in the Demesne stable block, is a celebration of Irish science based around the significant achievements of the Parsons' family of Birr Castle. The Galleries of Discovery, in the restored Stable Block, originally designed by Mary Rosse demonstrate these achievements in an exciting interactive manner, showing the many pioneering achievements of the Parsons family and of other great Irish scientists in the fields of astronomy, engineering, photography and horticulture. Also, the Demesne is home to the Great Telescope, constructed by the 3rd Earl of Rosse in the 1840s and now fully restored, with a new mirror specially cast to replace the original now held by the Science Museum in London.


Contact Information:
Tel.: +353 0509 20336
Fax: +353 0509 21583
Email mail@birrcastle.com
Website: http://www.birrcastleireland.com

Address:
IRELAND'S HISTORIC SCIENCE CENTRE
Birr Castle Demesne
Rosse Row
Birr
County Offaly
Ireland