Carlow
Americannoun
noun
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a county of SE Republic of Ireland, in Leinster: mostly flat, with barren mountains in the southeast. County town: Carlow. Pop: 46 014 (2002). Area: 896 sq km (346 sq miles)
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a town in SE Republic of Ireland, county town of Co Carlow. Pop: 18 487 (2002)
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After five semesters at Carlow College in Pittsburgh, Kwiatek applied to Carnegie Mellon, where he earned his master’s degree in fine arts in 1979.
From New York Times • Apr. 24, 2023
On Thursday, a temperature of 30.5C was recorded at Oak Park in County Carlow.
From BBC • Aug. 12, 2022
Shirley Cuban graduated from Carlow College, today known as Carlow University in Pittsburgh, and worked as a massage therapist and at an addiction rehabilitation center.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 6, 2022
It’s here that we’ll be concentrating our efforts – Kildare, Meath, Louth, Carlow, Kilkenny.”
From The Guardian • May 13, 2018
The higher mountains lie in the broad band of granite formation which extends in a nearly southerly direction from near Dublin through Wicklow and Carlow counties.
From Climbing in The British Isles, Vol. II Wales and Ireland by Hart, H. C.
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