River Awbeg
Awbeg River 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. Its name comes from the Irish Abha Bheag ("small river", a slightly older form than the modern Irish name).
| River Awbeg | |
|---|---|
River Awbeg at Castletownroche | |
| Etymology | Irish: the little river |
| Native name | An Abhainn Bheag (Irish) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Ballyhoura Mountains, County Limerick |
| Mouth | Munster Blackwater |
• location | Bridgetown Abbey, Castletownroche, County Cork |
| Length | 51.10 km (31.75 mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 1.3 m3/s (46 cu ft/s) |
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