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Ballybeg is a generic name given to small Irish towns, similar in meaning and context to Smallville in the Superman
Superman

Superman is a Character , a comic book superhero widely considered to be an American cultural icon. Created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian-born artist Joe Shuster in 1932 while both were living in Cleveland, Ohio, Ohio, and sold to DC Comics in 1938, the character first appeared in Action Comics Action Comics 1 and subseque...
 universe. The name comes from the Gaelic words Baile Beag which literally means Little Town. The term originated in France (bailie being the Old French term for a bailiff, see Bailiwick
Bailiwick

A bailiwick is the area of jurisdiction of a bailiff. The term was also applied to a territory in which the sheriff's functions were exercised by a privately appointed bailiff under a royal imperial writ....
). The playwright Brian Friel
Brian Friel

Brian Friel is an Irish people dramatist and theatre director from Northern Ireland....
 has set many of his works, such as Philadelphia, Here I Come, in the mythical County Donegal
County Donegal

County Donegal is a county located in the west of the Province of Ulster, in the northwest of Ireland. It is one of three counties in the Province of Ulster that do not form part of Northern Ireland....
 town of Ballybeg.






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Ballybeg is a generic name given to small Irish towns, similar in meaning and context to Smallville in the Superman
Superman

Superman is a Character , a comic book superhero widely considered to be an American cultural icon. Created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian-born artist Joe Shuster in 1932 while both were living in Cleveland, Ohio, Ohio, and sold to DC Comics in 1938, the character first appeared in Action Comics Action Comics 1 and subseque...
 universe. The name comes from the Gaelic words Baile Beag which literally means Little Town. The term originated in France (bailie being the Old French term for a bailiff, see Bailiwick
Bailiwick

A bailiwick is the area of jurisdiction of a bailiff. The term was also applied to a territory in which the sheriff's functions were exercised by a privately appointed bailiff under a royal imperial writ....
). The playwright Brian Friel
Brian Friel

Brian Friel is an Irish people dramatist and theatre director from Northern Ireland....
 has set many of his works, such as Philadelphia, Here I Come, in the mythical County Donegal
County Donegal

County Donegal is a county located in the west of the Province of Ulster, in the northwest of Ireland. It is one of three counties in the Province of Ulster that do not form part of Northern Ireland....
 town of Ballybeg. Friel's Ballybeg has often been compared to the village of Glenties
Glenties

Glenties is a village in the northwest of Ireland in central County Donegal. It is situated where two glens meet, northwest of the Blue Stack Mountains, near the confluence of two rivers....
, close to where the playwright lives. Ballybeg in Clarecastle, Co. Clare is the homeplace of the large Geoghegan family presiding in the area. The road going into Ballybeg is called by locals who know the family as "Geoghegan lane".

Ballybeg may also refer to:
  • Ballybeg, County Waterford
    Ballybeg, County Waterford

    Ballybeg is a largely working class district in Waterford, Republic of Ireland. The area consists of four council housing estate - Ballybeg, Priory Lawn, Clonard Park and Ardmore Park, and a private housing estate, Glencarra, and is the largest single housing area in Waterford city, with a population of nearly 3,000....
    , the name of a working class suburb of Waterford
    Waterford

    Waterford is the primary city of the South East region. Founded in 914 in Ireland AD, by the Vikings, it is Ireland's oldest city. It is the fifth largest city in the country of Republic of Ireland....
    , Ireland
    Republic of Ireland

    Ireland is an Island country in north-western Europe. The modern Sovereignty state occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned by the British on 3 May 1921....
  • Ballybeg, County Wicklow, a small village in County Wicklow
    County Wicklow

    County Wicklow is a Counties of Ireland on the east coast of Republic of Ireland, immediately south of Dublin. The county is bordered by the Irish Sea and the counties of County Carlow, County Kildare, County Wexford, as well as two parts of what was County Dublin, County of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown and County of South Dublin....
    , Ireland
    Republic of Ireland

    Ireland is an Island country in north-western Europe. The modern Sovereignty state occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned by the British on 3 May 1921....
  • Ballybeg, County Antrim, a townland in County Antrim
    County Antrim

    County Antrim is one of six Counties of Northern Ireland that form Northern Ireland, and one of nine counties that historically and geographically constitute the Province of Ulster....
    , Northern Ireland
  • Ballybeg, County Down, a townland
    Townland

    Believed to be of Gaelic origin, a townland is a term for a small geographical unit of land used in Ireland; the term was at one time also used in Scotland....
     in County Down
    County Down

    County Down is one of the nine Counties of Ireland that form the province of Ulster and one of six counties that form Northern Ireland. The county forms an area of ....
    , Northern Ireland
    Northern Ireland

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  • Ballybeg, County Carlow, a townland
    Townland

    Believed to be of Gaelic origin, a townland is a term for a small geographical unit of land used in Ireland; the term was at one time also used in Scotland....
     in County Carlow
    County Carlow

    County Carlow is a counties of Ireland in Republic of Ireland located towards the south east of Ireland, in the province of Leinster. It has an overall population of 50,349, as of April 2006....
    , Ireland
    Republic of Ireland

    Ireland is an Island country in north-western Europe. The modern Sovereignty state occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned by the British on 3 May 1921....
  • Ballybeg, small road between Portglenone and Ahoghill in County Antrim
    County Antrim

    County Antrim is one of six Counties of Northern Ireland that form Northern Ireland, and one of nine counties that historically and geographically constitute the Province of Ulster....
    , Northern Ireland
    Northern Ireland

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    .