Photograph of St. Brendan’s Church, Birr
Photo: Trenchspike (CC BY-SA 4.0)

St. Brendan’s Church, Birr

Birr, Offaly

Catholic

Diocese of Killaloe

Mass Times

Regular weekly timetable

Mon

  • 10:00

Tue

  • 10:00

Wed

  • 10:00

Thu

  • 10:00

Fri

  • 10:00

Sat

  • 10:00
  • 19:30 Vigil

Sun

  • 08:30
  • 10:30
  • 12:00

Times can change on holy days of obligation and over Christmas and Easter; check with the parish before travelling.

About St. Brendan’s Church, Birr

St. Brendan’s Church, Birr was built between 1817 and 1824. It has a cruciform plan under a pitched slate roof. Notable features include a four-stage tower with a spire, an internal gallery, crenellated parapets and buttressed walls.

History

The church was built to a design by Bernard Mullins. The east elevation includes octagonal towers capped by spires, while the interior has ribbed ceiling vaulting and a timber gallery reached by a timber staircase extending to the north, west and south.

Architectural details in this description and profile from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, © Government of Ireland, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Summarised by Christianity.ie.

Location & contact

Address

5 Orchard Ln, Seefin, Birr, Offaly, R42 C993