Ballintober, County Roscommon
Village in Connacht, Ireland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Ballintubber, County Mayo.
Ballintober (Irish: Baile an Tobair, meaning 'settlement of the well')[2] is a village in County Roscommon, Ireland. It is 6 kilometers from the town of Castlerea. As of the 2016 census, Ballintober had a population of 300 people.[1]
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Ballintober
Baile an Tobair | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 53°43′04″N 8°24′35″W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Connacht |
County | County Roscommon |
Elevation | 83 m (272 ft) |
Population (2016)[1] | 147 |
Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Irish Grid Reference | M725741 |
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On the outskirts of the village are the remains of an early 14th century stone castle first mentioned in writing in 1311.[3] It is not recorded who built Ballintober Castle, but it is generally associated with the O'Conor family who ruled Connaught for several centuries.[3]