Emmet House Bed & Breakfast

Emmet House Bed & Breakfast is located onthe corner between Emmet Square and Emmet Street in a prominent location within the town of Birr that offers affordable accommodation to the modern traveller.  Emmet House dates back i=to the early 1700s and through its irregular plan the house expresses an individual character.  Emmet House offers a home from home feeling with all the modern conveniences that out guests require.  
Tea/coffee, slippers, toiletries, hairdryer, 32inch Freesat TV. A traditional home-cooked Irish breakfast is served in our dining room with views out across Emmet Square.

 

Birr Castle is a 5 min walk away and is famous for the Leviathan of Parsonstown telescope. Birr Equestrian Centre is a 5 min drive. There are plenty of countryside walking routes in the area and the shores of Lough Derg are a 10 min drive away. Birr Theatre and Arts Centre, Birr Leisure Centre, Childrens Playground, The Churches are all a 5 min walk. Moneygall is a 15 min drive. Terryglass is a 15 min drive. Banagher is a 10 min drive. Tullamore is a 25 min drive. Portumna is a 15 min drive. Roscrea is a 15 min drive.

Birr Vintage Week is held every year in August. The Tullamore Show is also held in August and is just a 15 min drive. The Country Fair is held in Birr Castle in August. We are near the Slieve Bloom Mountains which is keen with walkers. Kinnitty Castle is a 10 min drive. The Leap Castle (the most haunted castle in Ireland) is a 15 min drive.

Birr is in the centre of Ireland. Galway is a 50 min drive.