2 miles SAY. of Clare, 716 ac., pop. 132.—2.0vington,
par. and vil., Hants—par., 1300 ac., pop. 116 ; vil., on
river Itchin, 2 miles SW. of Alresford ; P.O.; near the
vil. is ©vington Park, seat.—3. ©vington, par. and
vil., Norfolk, 1% mile NE. of AYatton, 1497 ac., pop. 277.
—4. Ovlngton, township and vil., Ovingham par.,
Northumberland, on N. bank of river Tyne, 9 miles E.
of Hexham, 1183 ac. (27 water), pop. 533; has trade in
malting and brewing; ©vington Cottage and Ovington
Hall are seats.—5. ©vington, township, Gilling near
Richmond par., North-Riding Yorkshire, on river Tees,
5 miles SE. of Barnard Castle, 520 ac., pop. 150.

Ovoca.—river, co. AVicklow; is formed by the con-
fluence of rivers Avonmore and Avonbeg (“ the meeting
of the waters”), and flows about 9 miles SE. to the
sea at Arklow ; it is joined by the river Aughrim about
4 miles above Arklow. The “sweet vale” of this
stream is the subject of one of Moore’s finest melodies.
—2. Ovoca (Newbridge), ry. sta., 5 miles S. of Rath-
drum, SE. co. Wicklow; P.O., T.O.

Owel, Lough, 3 miles NAY. of Mullingar, mid. co.
Westmeath; 4 miles by 1% mile; is a reservoir for the
Royal Canal.

©wen Mount, hill, 4 miles W. of Dunmanway, W.
co. Cork, at head, of river Bandon, alt. 1760 ft.

©wenarrea,¹ rivulet, W. co. Mayo; enters Clew Bay,
near Mulrany.

Owenass, rivulet, Queen’s co. ; rises in the Slieve-
bloom mountains, and flows 11 miles NE. to river Bar-
row, 1% mile below Mountmellick.

©wenavorragh, rivulet, co. Wexford; rises near
Oulart, and flows 15 miles NE. to the sea at Courtown.

©wcnbeg.—rivulet, cos. Kerry and Limerick; rises
in Clanruddery mountains, and flows 7 miles NE. to
river Feale, 1 mile below Wellesley Bridge.—2. ©wen*
beg, rivulet, co. Sligo; rises near Lough Easky, and
flows 12 miles to river Owenmore, near Collooney.

©wenearrow, rivulet, N. co. Donegal; rises in
Lough Veagh, and runs 5 miles NE. to Glen Lough.

©wendnff.—par., SAY. co. Wexford, on river Owen-
duff, 6 miles SE. of New Ross, 7980 ac., pop. 1435.—2.
Owenduff, rivulet, AY. co. Mayo ; flows 12 miles NW.
to Tullaghan Bay.—3. ©wenduff, rivulet, SAY. co.
AYexford; flows 8 miles S. to Bannow Bay.

Owenea, rivulet, AY. co. Donegal; rises in Lough
Ea, and flows 14 miles AA”. to Loughrosmore Bay, 1 mile
N. of Ardara.

Owengarriff, stream, S. co. Kerry; rises in Man-
gerton mountain, and flows 5 miles N. into the Middle
Lake of Killarney.

©wenglen, rivulet, W. co. Galway; flows 9 miles
W. to Ardbear Bay, near Clifden.

©wenkillew, river, co. Tyrone ; rises near Lissan, in
the NE. of the co., and flows 20 miles W. to river
Strule at Newtown Stewart.

Owenmore.—affluent of river Bonnet, near Manor
Hamilton, co. Leitrim.—2. Owenmore, rivulet, bar.
Erris, co. Mayo; flows 14 miles W. to Tullaghan Bay.
—3. Owenmore, affluent of river Errive, SW. co.
Mayo; 9 miles long.—4. Owenmore, river, co. Sligo;
rises near Lough Arrow, and flows 25 miles N. to Bally-
sadare Bay.

©wenogarney, rivulet, co. Clare; rises in Lough
O’Grady, and flows 12 miles SAV. to river Shannon at
Bunratty.

Owenreagh.—affluent of river Roe, mid. co. London-
derry, 1% mile above Dungiven; 5 miles long.—2.
©wenreagh, affluent of river Owenkillew, N. co.
Tyrone, 2 miles E. of Gortin ; 12 miles long.

Owenroe, affluent of river Blackwater, N. co. Meath;
flows past Moynalty.

©wcniockcr, rivulet, AY. co. Donegal; rises near
Benbane mountain, and flows 8 miles NW. to Lough-
rosbeg Bay, near Ardara.

©wer, hamlet, Eling par., Hants, 3 miles SW. of
Romsey ; P.O.

©wer, 3 miles from Headford, co. Galway; P.O.
©wer Shoal, in North Sea, outside the Leman Sand,
20 miles NE. of Cromer, Norfolk; 5 miles long.

Owermolgne, liberty, par., and vil., Dorset—liberty
and par., 3891 ac., pop. 423; vil., 6 m. SE. of Dorchester.

Gazetteer of the British Isles, Statistical and Topographical, by John Bartholomew, F.R.G.S.

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1

Owen is Irish ; it signifies “a running stream,” and is the
same word as Aren, Avon, Atcin.