Owenbeg

Two pictures of the same house in Owenbeg, Co. Sligo (Ireland): One in 1977 while it was still occupied, the second in 2007 after it had been abandoned and was about to be demolished.

Owenbeg (Irish: An Abhainn Bheag, meaning "the little river") is a town in County Sligo in Ireland situated on the N59 national highway section between Ballina, County Mayo, and Sligo Town, County Sligo, 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: a tributary of the Easkey River (from the Irish for "iascaigh," or "good for fishing").[1]

Owenbeg is located at Latitude 54.2336 and Longitude -8.9467 at an altitude of 83 m above sea level. The namesake river of the town shares its name with, among others, Owenbeg Rivers in County Londonderry and County Kerry.[2]

References

  1. ↑  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Sligo (county)". Encyclopædia Britannica 25 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
  2. ↑ Cassells Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland, London 1900

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Coordinates: 54°14′01″N 8°56′48″W / 54.23361°N 8.94667°W