A.W.N Paugin's Convent of Mercy Birr Co. Offaly
This building was built as a convent for the Sisters of Mercy in Birr in 1840. It was designed by Augustus Welby Pugin (1812-1852) and built in stages over the period 1845-56. It is situated beside the Catholic Church on Wilmer Road Birr. This building is now the property of Offaly County Council. Pugin's most famous work may be the Houses of Parliament in London. He also designed St Michael's Church, Gorey, Co. Wexford.