The intention with this website is to locate at least 1,001 benchmark sites, or die in the attempt (no flowers please, house private). Photos of any benchmark sites found will be posted at intervals over the coming days, weeks, months, years, decades, centuries ... Anyone who wishes to contribute can send photos and descriptions of any benchmarks they find and would like to have included here, to mfbourke@gmail.com See post Number 1 for a fuller description.

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Thursday, July 7, 2011

NUMBER 199

BENCHMARKS continued
 
The eighth and final one from Birr. It's on another Saint Brendan's Church (apparently there are a total of three), this time of the Protestant persuasion. This fine church is at the east end of Oxmantown Mall, perhaps the finest street in this fine town where the locals speak with the same attractive soft lilt as the natives of North Tipperary. And so Benchmarker bids adieu to lovely Birr with the fond hope that not many days will pass ere we meet again.

Below: The 'mark on Saint Brendan's Church.

Above: Saint Brendan's Church on Oxmantown Mall. The 'mark is around the corner immediately right of the entrance (not visible in photo).

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