River Avonbeg

River Avonbeg

Infobox River | river_name = River Avonbeg
"Abhainn Beag"



caption = The Avonbeg flows under the R752
origin = Carmenabolgue, County Wicklow
mouth = Irish Sea at Arklow as the Avoca
The Avonbeg River (irish place name|Abhainn Beag|small river) rises on the northern flank of Carmenbologue Mountain in the Wicklow Mountains and flows southeast into the valley of Glenmalure. It continues southeast through the villages of Greenan and Ballinaclash before joining the Avonmore at the "Meeting of the Waters" to form the River Avoca, which in turn discharges into the Irish Sea at Arklow. From source to sea the river remains in East Wicklow.

ee also

Rivers of Ireland


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