Ballintober North (), also called Ballintober East, is a

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Etymology

Ballintober North is named after Ballintober town, which it does not actually contain. That town is located in Castlereagh barony.

Geography

Ballintober North is located in the northeast of

, bounded by the

River Shannon The River Shannon ( or archaic ') is the major river on the island of Ireland, and at in length, is the longest river in the British Isles. It drains the Shannon River Basin, which has an area of , – approximately one fifth of the area of I ...

to the east, an area with many lakes, including Lough Boderg and Kilglass Lough.

History

This area was the ancient kingdom of Baghna, ruled by the Ó Fiannaigh (Feeney) tribe. After them, the Hanleys (Ó hAinle) were the landlords of the area before losing their land in the mid-17th century. 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). 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.

List of settlements

Below is a list of settlements in Ballintober North: *

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References

{{County Roscommon Baronies of County Roscommon