River Awbeg

River Awbeg
River Awbeg at Castletownroche
Map
EtymologyIrish: the small river
Native nameAn Abha Bheag (Irish)
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationBallyhoura Mountains, County Limerick
MouthMunster Blackwater
 • location
Bridgetown Abbey, Castletownroche, County Cork
Length51.10 km (31.75 mi)
Discharge 
 • average1.3 m3/s (46 cu ft/s)[1]

Awbeg River (from Irish An Abha Bheag, meaning 'the small river')[2][3] is a river in the southern part of Ireland. It is a tributary of the Blackwater and flows into that larger river at a point in County Cork.

  1. ^ "Inspectors report on a waste water discharge licence application" (PDF). Ireland: Environmental Protection Agency. 27 June 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  2. ^ "An Abha Bheag / Awbeg River". logainm.ie. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  3. ^ ""Buttevant: A Short Story" (1991) produced by trainees on the FÁS Community Youth Training Program". Archived from the original on 11 February 2007 – via mywebpage.netscape.com.