Ballintober, County Roscommon
Village in Connacht, Ireland
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Ballintober (Irish: Baile an Tobair, meaning 'settlement of the well')[2] is a village in County Roscommon, Ireland. It is 6 kilometres (4 mi) from the town of Castlerea. As of the 2022 census, Ballintober had a population of 199.[1] The village is in a townland and civil parish of the same name.[2]
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Ballintober
Baile an Tobair | |
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Village | |
Ballintober Castle | |
  Ballintober Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°43′04″N 8°24′35″W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Roscommon |
| Elevation | 83 m (272 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 199 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | M725741 |
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]
See also
People
- Nuala Quinn-Barton, Irish American independent film producer and talent manager[citation needed]
