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Carlow

American  
[kahr-loh] / ˈkɑr loʊ /

noun

  1. a county in Leinster, in the SE Republic of Ireland. 346 sq. mi. (896 sq. km). Carlow.


Carlow British  
/ ˈkɑːləʊ /

noun

  1. 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)

  2. a town in SE Republic of Ireland, county town of Co Carlow. Pop: 18 487 (2002)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

Racheal Diyaolu, who is 19 and from Carlow, was among hundreds of international students in the city of Sumy when the Russian invasion began.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 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

Twelve months afterwards he came to live near the prisoner in Ireland, and meeting him at the White Horse in Carlow, asked whether he was the man that cut off the King's head or not.

From State Trials, Political and Social Volume 1 (of 2) by Stephen, Harry Lushington, Sir

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