placenamesOwneybeg
Uaithne Beag
Lewis records a trading calendar beside the road from Limerick to Templemore.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Uaithne Beag · Irish · main form · validated name
- Owneybeg · English · main form
Place & story
Four annual gatherings
Cappamore, within Owneybeg barony, held fairs for cattle and pigs on 20 April, 1 July, 20 September and 12 December in Samuel Lewis’s 1837 account. He placed the village beside the Mulcairn and a stone bridge, on the road from Limerick to Templemore. The account connects a local livestock market with the barony’s road and river crossings. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Owneybeg. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Cappamore or Tuoragh: A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2026-09-19. How this page was prepared.