Ballintubber
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Ballintober
Baile an Tobair | |
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Village | |
 Ballintober Abbey | |
  Ballintober Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 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[edit]
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]
Notable people[edit]
- Alan Dillon, politician
- Cillian O'Connor, footballer
- Diarmuid O'Connor, footballer
- Seán na Sagart, priest hunter
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