Ballintubber

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Ballintober Baile an Tobair
Town
Ballintober Abbey
Ballintober Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°44′42″N 9°17′54″W / 53.744936°N 9.298457°W / 53.744936; -9.298457Coordinates: 53°44′42″N 9°17′54″W / 53.744936°N 9.298457°W / 53.744936; -9.298457
Country	Ireland
Province	Connacht
County	County Mayo
Elevation	64 m (210 ft)
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid Reference	M142767

Ballintubber, officially Ballintober (Irish: Baile an Tobair, meaning 'settlement of the well'),^[1] is a village in County Mayo, Ireland, known for Ballintubber Abbey which was founded in 1216. The countryside of Ballintubber is set against the against the backdrop of the Partry Mountains.

History[]

The long history of Ballintubber dates back to pre-Christian times, when people came from the east, through Ballintubber, on the way to a druidic site now called Croagh Patrick. When Saint Patrick brought Christianity to the west of Ireland after 461 A.D., he founded a church at Ballintubber.^{[citation needed]} The present Ballintubber Abbey was founded in 1216 by Cathal Crobhdearg, Chief of the Name of Clan O'Conor and King of Connacht.^{[citation needed]} Church records for Ballintubber and Burriscarra parish commenced in 1839 and are held at the South Mayo Family Research Centre in Ballinrobe.^{[citation needed]}

People[]

• Alan Dillon
• Cillian O'Connor
• Diarmuid O'Connor
• Sean na Sagart

See also[]

• List of towns and villages in Ireland

References[]

External links[]

• Ballintubber GAA Club

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