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Barrow river, c.120 mi (190 km) long, rising in the Slieve Bloom Mts., Co. Laoighis, central Republic of Ireland. It flows east to the Co. Kildare line, then south along the borders of several counties, past Athay (the head of navigation), Carlow, and New Ross, to Waterford Harbour. It receives the Nore and the Suir rivers.

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A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology | 2004 | | Â© A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology 2004, originally published by Oxford University Press 2004. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Barrow. A river of south-eastern Ireland, rising in the Sliab Bladma [Slieve Bloom], providing a border between counties Kildare, Carlow, and Waterford from Laois and Kilkenny, and emptying, after a distance of 120 miles, in Wexford harbour. In early Irish stories it is known as Berba. In the valley of the Barrow, Mac Cécht kills a supernatural being named Mechi, son of Mórrígan, and burns its three hearts, each one of which contains a serpent.

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Berba. Name for the River Barrow in early Irish narrative.

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