School: Presentation Convent, Carlow
- Location:
- Carlow, Co. Carlow
- Teacher: Sr. M. Bonaventure
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- (continued from previous page)serpents from the heart of the Prince and killed them. Having burned them he threw the ashes into a river near by. Soon the river began to boil and destroyed all that was in it, from this the Barrow got its name. From the Latin work "Beirim" I burn or from the Queen's name, "Beirbe".
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- Collector
- Eilish Doyle
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Court View, Co. Carlow