Parsonstown, Ireland

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Parsonstown,_Ireland
GPTKB entity
Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:town
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:Birr
gptkbp:coordinates 53.0917°N 7.9131°W
gptkbp:country gptkb:Ireland
gptkbp:hasPopulation ~5,800 (2022 census)
gptkbp:hasRailwayStation gptkb:Birr_railway_station_(closed)
gptkbp:hasTown gptkb:Birr_Town_Council_(abolished_2014)
gptkbp:historicalName gptkb:Parsonstown
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Parsonstown, Ireland
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:County_Offaly
gptkbp:marketTownSince true
gptkbp:notableEvent site of Leviathan telescope (1845)
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Leviathan_of_Parsonstown
gptkb:Birr_Castle
gptkbp:notableResident gptkb:William_Parsons,_3rd_Earl_of_Rosse
gptkbp:postalCode gptkb:R42
gptkbp:province gptkb:Leinster
gptkbp:river gptkb:River_Camcor
gptkb:River_Little_Brosna
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:3rd_Earl_of_Rosse
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5