| Owenboy | |
| Location: | County Mayo, Ireland |
| Coords: | 54.093°N -9.46°W |
| Area: | 981acres |
| Governing Body: | National Parks and Wildlife Service |
Owenboy is a national nature reserve and Ramsar site of approximately 981acres in County Mayo.
Owenboy was legally protected as a national nature reserve by the Irish government in 1986.[1] In 1987, the site was also declared Ramsar site number 371.[2]
The reserve contains an extensive lowland intermediate bog in a broad basin, with some low domes which resemble raised bog. There are also numerous pools, flushes, subterranean and surface streams, swallowholes, and spring-fed fens. A rare species of moss has been recorded on the site. The Greenland white-fronted goose uses the area as a winter feeding site.[3] [4]