Ballybeg is an

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of the

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term, ''Baile Beag'', which means "Little Town". Ballybeg is the name of a number of small

townland A townland (; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a traditional small land division used in Ireland and in the Western Isles of Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of medieval Gaelic origin, predating the Norman invasion, and mo ...

s and villages in

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Villages and townlands

Ballybeg, County Antrim In Ireland Counties are divided into Civil Parishes and Parishes are further divided into townlands. The following is a list of townlands in County Antrim, Northern Ireland: __NOTOC__ A Acravally, Aganlane (also known as Parkmore), Aghaboy, ...

, a townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland * Ballybeg, a townland in

County Carlow County Carlow ( ; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county located in the Southern Region, Ireland, Southern Region of Ireland, within the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster. Carlow is the List of Irish counties by area, second smallest and t ...

, Republic of Ireland * Ballybeg in

Clarecastle Clarecastle (''An Clár'' or ) is a village just south of Ennis in County Clare, Ireland. Name The town is named after the Clare Castle, which stands on an island in the narrowest navigable part of the River Fergus. The Irish ''Clár'', meani ...

, County Clare, Republic of Ireland *

Ballybeg Priory Ballybeg Priory (Irish: ), also known as Ballybeg Abbey, the Abbey of St Thomas, and St Thomas's Priory, is a 13th-century priory of the Augustinian order near the town of Buttevant, County Cork, Ireland. It is home to one of the best preserved ...

near Buttevant, County Cork, Republic of Ireland * Ballybeg, a townland in

County Down County Down () is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, one of the nine counties of Ulster and one of the traditional thirty-two counties of Ireland. It covers an area of and has a population of 552,261. It borders County Antrim to the ...

, Northern Ireland * Ballybeg, a townland in

County Laois County Laois ( ; ) is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and in the province of Leinster. It was known as Queen's County from 1556 to 1922. The modern county takes its name from Loígis, a medieval kingdom. Hist ...

, Republic of Ireland * Ballybeg, a townland near

Strokestown Strokestown (), also known as Bellanamullia and Bellanamully, is a small town in County Roscommon, Ireland. It is one of the 27 designated Heritage Towns in Ireland. Located in the part of the country marketed for tourism purposes as Ireland ...

, County Roscommon, Republic of Ireland *

Ballybeg, County Tipperary Ballybeg is a townland in the civil parish of Twomileborris, County Tipperary, Ireland Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island ...

, a townland in County Tipperary * Ballybeg, County Tyrone, a townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland *

Ballybeg, County Waterford Ballybeg () is a largely working class district in Waterford, Ireland. The area consists of four council housing estates - Ballybeg, Priory Lawn, Clonard Park and Ardmore Park, and a private housing estate, Glencarra. As of 2007, the community ...

, a suburb of

Waterford Waterford ( ) is a City status in Ireland, city in County Waterford in the South-East Region, Ireland, south-east of Ireland. It is located within the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster. The city is situated at the head of Waterford H ...

, Republic of Ireland * Ballybeg, Faughalstown, a townland in Faughalstown civil parish, barony of Fore, County Westmeath, Republic of Ireland * Ballybeg, Kilcumreragh, a townland in

Kilcumreragh Kilcumreragh () is a civil parish which spans the counties of Westmeath and Offaly in Ireland. It is located about west–south–west of Mullingar and north–north–west of Tullamore. Kilcumreragh also spans three baronies. It is one of ...

civil parish, barony of Moycashel, County Westmeath, Republic of Ireland * Ballybeg, a village in

County Wicklow County Wicklow ( ; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The last of the traditional 32 counties, having been formed as late as 1606 in Ireland, 1606, it is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and the Provinces ...

, Republic of Ireland

Fictional places

Ballybeg (fictional town) Ballybeg, an anglicisation of the Irish language name ''Baile Beag'' (IPA: ˠalˠə bʲɔɡ/small>) meaning "Little Town", is a fictional town in which Irish playwright Brian Friel set many of his works. Several of Friel's plays, including ' ...

, the fictional County Donegal town in which Irish playwright Brian Friel set works such as ''Philadelphia Here I Come!'' and ''Dancing at Lughnasa'' {{geodis