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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Offaly

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Offaly, Ireland

Updated January 3, 2018

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Birr Castle Box Hedge

The world's tallest box hedge is found in a delightful garden.

Offaly, Ireland

Leviathan of Parsonstown

Behemoth, cannon-like telescope operated by generations of Irish earls.
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Tullamore, Ireland

Lough Boora Discovery Park

An Irish peat mine has become a stunning sculpture park.
1 mile from Offaly

Ferbane, Ireland

Gallen Priory

Once an early Christian burial site, it's believed the location was home to around 200 gravestones.
5 miles from Offaly

Tullamore, Ireland

Charleville Castle

An 1814 castle that hosts an exhibit of "explorabilia".
7 miles from Offaly

Birr, Ireland

Kinnitty Pyramid

This burial pyramid in central Ireland is thousands of miles and thousands of years away from its Egyptian inspiration.
9 miles from Offaly

Westmeath, Ireland

Kilbeggan Distillery

The oldest licensed distillery in Ireland.
12 miles from Offaly
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