Ballintubber

Ballintober
Baile an Tobair
Village
Ballintober Abbey
Ballintober Abbey
Ballintober is located in Ireland
Ballintober
Ballintober
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°44′42″N 9°17′54″W / 53.744936°N 9.298457°W / 53.744936; -9.298457
CountryIreland
ProvinceConnacht
CountyCounty Mayo
Elevation
64 m (210 ft)
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceM142767

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 backdrop of the Partry Mountains.

History

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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]

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