The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Byre \Byre\, n. [Cf, Icel. b["u]r pantry, Sw. bur cage, Dan. buur, E. bower.] A cow house. [N. of Eng. & Scot.] [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
byre n 1: a barn for cows [syn: cowbarn, cowshed, cow barn, cowhouse, byre]