Ballintubber
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Ballintober
Baile an Tobair | |
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Town | |
Ballintober Location in Ireland | |
Coordinates: 53°44′42″N 9°17′54″W / 53.744936°N 9.298457°WCoordinates: 53°44′42″N 9°17′54″W / 53.744936°N 9.298457°W | |
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[]
See also[]
- List of towns and villages in Ireland
References[]
External links[]
- Towns and villages in County Mayo
- County Mayo geography stubs