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To mark World Heritage Day, the government announced that Birr Castle Demesne in County Offaly and Dunsink Observatory just ...
Dunsink Observatory and Birr Castle Demesne have been added to Ireland's Tentative List of UNESCO World Heritage Properties.
THE Historic Astronomical Observatories of Ireland, which includes Birr Castle and Demense, have been added to the World ...
Birr Castle Demesne and Dunsink Observatory were both added to the list this morning to mark World Heritage Day.
Birr Castle is part of a cross-border partnership of historic astronomical observatories added to the World Heritage Tentative List for Ireland.
Three observatories across the island of Ireland that have played key roles in astronomical and scientific discoveries have taken the first steps towards receiving international recognition as world ...
The British Astrological Association centenary meeting is being held in Birr Castle, County Offaly. The Birr Observatory was for many years the home of the world’s largest telescope. The ...