Riverstown (near Birr)


Riverstown is a small village straddling the border between Counties Tipperary and Offaly on the outskirts of Birr in Ireland. It is mostly within the townland of Ballyloughnane, on the Tipperary side of the river.
Riverstown lies at the point where the N52 national secondary road crosses the Little Brosna River, a tributary of the River Shannon, by a 300-year-old five-arch bridge, the Little Brosna here forming the border between the two counties. The bridge was described in the Civil Survey of 1654-6 as the 'old bridge of Beallanadarragh'.

Buildings of note

Castle View House is a detached two store over basement home of three bays. It is listed on the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage as being of Architectural interest.
Terrace of two storey mill worker houses. A terrace of eight houses built around 1800 to accommodate workers from Riverstown flour mill. Presently configured as four homes.
Rivertown House, a detached two storey house dating from c. 1775. Retaining many of its original features, lime render, small-pane sash windows and cut-stone door surround. Listed as being protected by Tipperary County Council.
Riverstown Bridge is listed as being protected by Tipperary County Council.
The road bridge which carries the N52 over the long disused Birr to Portumna railway line is listed on the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage as being of Architectural Historical Social and Technical interest.
The Farmleigh residential development in Riverstown has been classified as an unfinished estate and is therefore exempt from the household charge.

Fishery

Fishing is possible on the Little Brosna River upstream of the bridge at Riverstown for 9 km as far as Sharavogue,

Notable people