Belvin Bridge or Belville

Belvin Bridge or Belville Bridge, was built across the Owenmore river, on the main Crossmolina - Ballycastle road before the early 19th century. It led into the Orme estate of Belville, the house of which was demolished in the 1950s. The Bridge itself is impressively situated consisting of three arches, under one of which impromptu Sinn Féin parish courts were held during the War of Independence.

During the Civil War the Bridge was the site of a thwarted ambush. The local Moygownagh IRA company was instructed to cut off the main route of the Free State army based in Crossmolina, on their patrols northwards. However, their operation to dig up the centre of the bridge in February 1923 was foiled when a Free State patrol surprised them in the dead of night, in their act of cutting the bridge with pick-axes. Captain Michael Joseph Kelly and four other local IRA volunteers were seized and imprisoned in Ballina, but Kelly later escaped and remained on the run for the duration of the Civil War.

Nowadays the most noise emanating from Belvin Bridge occurs during the annual duck race, run by Moygownagh GAA club, who own the adjacent football stadium, community centre and offices.