School: Eaglais
- Location:
- Eglish, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: Séamus Ó Heifearnáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0822, Page 071
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- (continued from previous page)Base of Cumberland Pillar is 182 feet above sea level.
- Camcor River - derived from Cam - crooked and "cara" weir. Also known as the Slewmore river - river from the great mountain. Also called "Abhan Chara" - meandering or terrible river. These different names of the river probably originated from the river rising in the great Slieve Bloom Mountains, running thence in a crooked or meandering course.In long past Birr was called "Tulac Brendain" or Brendan's Hill. Birr or Birra also called:
Birra - abounding in wells and fountains of water. (O'Brien's Irish English Dictionary). Another author say Birra = Bir = a spit. Others say Birr means a "spring well" as also the bank of a river. Biorra - according to O Clery means "a plain of water" for Birr means water and Rac means plain". In O'Hallorans Ireland we find the following "The word Birr means water in Irish, hence Birra in King's Co., was so called from the number of springs about it.(continues on next page)
