Owenbeg Explained

Owenbeg
Native Name:Irish: An Abhainn Bheag
Native Name Lang:ga
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Ireland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ireland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ireland
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Connacht
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:County Sligo
Unit Pref:Metric
Coordinates:54.2336°N -8.9467°W
Elevation M:83

Owenbeg [1] is a village and townland in County Sligo, Ireland. It is situated on the N59 national highway section between Ballina, County Mayo, and Sligo Town, near the junction of the road with R297. The name is an anglicisation of the Irish-language words abhainn beag, or "little river", after the river on which it is situated.

The namesake river of the village shares its name with, among others, the Owenbeg Rivers in County Londonderry and County Kerry.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: An Abhainn Bheag/Owenbeg . Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie) . . 11 October 2019.
  2. Cassells Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland, London 1900