Enaghbeg (Irish: An tAonach Beag) is a townland located in the Barony of Tirawley, in the County of Mayo. It is in the Electoral Division of Deel, in Civil Parish of Crossmolina. Agriculture is the primary economic activity. The townland is situated west of Crossmolina and north of the N59 main road to Belmullet. Enaghbeg borders the following other townlands: Ballinlabaun to the south; Freeheen to the east; Gortnahurra Upper to the west; Knockbaun to the east; Polladoohy to the west; Rathmore to the north and Tobermore to the south. It has an area of 1,622,994 m2 / 162.30 hectares / 1.6230 km2. This is equivalent to 0.63 square miles or 401.05 acres / 401 acres, 0 roods, 8 perches. History Enaghbeg is marked on the 1670 Down Survey maps for County Mayo. The survey attributes ownership of the land to Andrew Ram, a Protestant. The townland is also mentioned in 1757 in a public announcement in Pue's Occurrences, an 18th-century Irish newspaper. The announcement makes reference to a legal dispute between two local landlords - George Jackson as plaintiff and Roger Palmer the elder and Roger Palmer the junior as defendants. The townland, along with neighboring districts, were put up for sale to resolve the dispute. In the announcement, Enaghbeg was also referred to as Lenagh. A number of residents are recorded as paying Tithes - taxes to the established Church of Ireland - in the Tithe Applotment Books of 1833. Prominent family names appearing in the register include Gill, Ruane, Mullen, Sweeney and McLoghlin. In the 1841 Census, Enaghbeg had a population of 161 Fifteen households are recorded in the 1901 census, with a population of 74, down from 96 inhabitants recorded in the 1891 census. In 1896, the local sub sanitary officer - Mr. Fleming - visited the townland and found a large number of open manure pits. He served notices on 12 households to clean up the pits. In July 1897, he visited the townland again and found that many of the pits remained. He served legal summonses on a number of houses. On 17 January 1902, a number of men from Enaghbeg created a serious disturbance on Fair Day in Crossmolina. Patrick Sweeney from Enaghbeg was arrested for being drunken and disorderly. Several family members and neighbors attempted to rescue him from arrest. The initial attempt was successful and a number of RIC Officers were