The source records Birr as this person's birthplace. The pin marks the area, not an exact birth address or later home.

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Explorer Tom Saint Brendan’s National School in Townparks confused mapmakers so badly they drew it upside down once. The date plaque…

Explorer Tom Water pump in Townparks would tell a teenager that 1800s was basically just damp socks and lions. The lion head spout…

Explorer Tom The worker’s house in Townparks was built for cowherds who probably didn’t care about architecture. It sits against the…

Explorer Tom The Maltings in Townparks, County Offaly: It holds the fake world record for the most boring clock face that still…

Explorer Tom Weir in Townparks is basically just water doing its best impression of a waterfall, which is a bit embarrassing given…

Explorer Tom Country house in Clonoghil Lower has a secret talent for dramatic shadows at sunset. It used to be Moor Park House, but…

Explorer Tom Grey Poplar in County Offaly once survived a meteor shower, or so the story goes, but probably just dodged a falling…

Explorer Tom Drumbane House nearly got famous for having a very good gable, but nobody listened. It’s got those curvilinear bits…

Explorer Tom Post box in Seefin would teach history lessons if it had a mouth and a little patience. It’s seen every letter of love…

Explorer Tom Seefin House sits on a crossroads with an irregular plan that looks like someone drew it with a wobbly hand. It’s got…

Explorer Tom Birr built a telescope so big even my ego looks through the small end. The Leviathan at Birr Castle was not named for…

Explorer Tom Pedunculate Oak in County Offaly has seagulls gossiping about how it hasn’t changed in centuries, calling it a total…

Frederic Charles Dreyer