Ballintober North
Baile an Tobair Thuaidh (Irish) | |
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 Church in Whitehall, Ballintober North | |
 Barony map of County Roscommon, 1900; Ballintober North is coloured yellow, in the east. | |
| Sovereign state | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | Roscommon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 124.86 km2 (48.21 sq mi) |
Ballintober North (Irish: Baile an Tobair Thuaidh[1]), also called Ballintober East, is a barony in County Roscommon, Ireland.[2]
Etymology[edit]
Ballintober North is named after Ballintober town, which it does not actually contain. That town is located in Castlereagh barony.
Geography[edit]
Ballintober North is located in the northeast of County Roscommon, bounded by the River Shannon to the east, an area with many lakes, including Lough Boderg and Kilglass Lough.
History[edit]
This area was the ancient kingdom of Baghna, ruled by the Ó Fiannaigh (Feeney) tribe.[3] After them, the Hanleys (Ó hAinle) were the landlords of the area before losing their land in the mid-17th century.[4]
Its northern extreme was the plain of Caradh (modern Carranadoe), referred to in the topographical poem Tuilleadh feasa ar Éirinn óigh (Giolla na Naomh Ó hUidhrín, d. 1420).[5][6]
It was originally a single barony with Ballintober South; they were separated by 1841.
Wealthy landowning families in the 19th century were the Kings of Charlestown House, the Waldrons, and the Goffs.[5][7]
List of settlements[edit]
Below is a list of settlements in Ballintober North:
References[edit]
- ^ "Baile an Tobair Thuaidh/Ballintober North". Logainm.ie.
- ^ "A map of Mullymucks in the barony of Ballintober South and County of Roscommon. Scale 40 perches to an inch. Names of tenants and acreage of holdings shown". catalogue.nli.ie.
- ^ "The Baronies of Ireland - Family History". sites.rootsweb.com.
- ^ "Estate Record: Hanly/Hanley". landedestates.nuigalway.ie.
- ^ a b "The Topographical Poems of John O'Dubhagain and Giolla-na-naomh O'Huidhrin: Edited in the original Irish from MSS. in the Library of the Royal Irish Academy, Dublin, with translation, notes, and introductory dissertations, by John O'Donovan". A. Thom. 2 January 1862 – via Google Books.
- ^ O'DONOVAN, JOHN (1843). THE TRIBES AND CUSTOMS OF HY-MANY, COMMONLY CALLED O'KELLY'S COUNTRY. p. 134 – via Internet Archive.
Ballintober East.
- ^ "Ashfort House". landedestates.nuigalway.ie.
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