Owenbeg

Owenbeg (Irish: An Abhainn Bheag, meaning 'the little river')^[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.

Owenbeg An Abhainn Bheag
Village
Owenbeg Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 54°14′01″N 8°56′48″W
Country	Ireland
Province	Connacht
County	County Sligo
Elevation	83 m (272 ft)

A house in Owenbeg: in 1977 while still occupied and in 2007 after it had been abandoned and was about to be demolished

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

References

1. "An Abhainn Bheag/Owenbeg". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Government of Ireland - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
2. Cassells Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland, London 1900

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland
• List of townlands of County Sligo