Awbeg River County Cork Ireland

The Awbeg river rises in the Ballyhours mountains in county Limerick and is a tributary of the Munster Blackwater. It flows south through Buttevant and east through Doneraile, then past Castletownroche to join the Blackwater at Poulcormac.

The poet Edmund Spencer lived at Kilcolman Castle in the area and referred to the river as "the gentle Mullagh" in his poem The Faerie Queene.

The river flows through flat agricultural land north of Buttevant and then through a steep wooded valley to the south. Most of this area is limestone in composition. Plant species that thrive are dropwort, club-rush, watercress and Ranunculus. For most of its course the river is relatively shallow and the banks have marsh vegetation particularly reed canary grass. The area is noted for otters.
The river supports a significant amount of brown trout and Atlantic salmon.

The wooded area south of Buttevant is noted for its brown trout. Eager fish though not enormous but very keen for the evening fly. Be prepared to change flies regularly.