The Story Of Birr Castle With Alicia Clements
The Big Story
Wednesday, 9 July 2025 - 29 minutes
For over 400 years, Birr Castle has stood in Offaly, a place where science, nature and history have long gone hand in hand. In the 1840s, it was home to the world’s largest telescope. In the decades that followed, it became a hub for pioneering photography, astronomy and engineering — thanks to the work of the Parsons family. Now, the person helping to steer that legacy into the future is Alicia Clements.
