Barony in Connacht, Ireland
| Ballymoe Béal Átha Mó (Irish) | |
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| Barony | |
 Barony map of County Roscommon, 1900; Ballymoe is coloured blue, in the centre. | |
| Sovereign state | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | Roscommon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 94.24 km (36.39 sq mi) |
Ballymoe (Irish: Béal Átha Mó) is a barony in County Roscommon, Ireland.
Etymology
Ballymoe barony is named after Ballymoe town, County Galway; the name means "mouth of the ford of Mogh"; Mogh is a legendary figure linked to Queen Medb.
Geography
Ballymoe barony is located in the centre of County Roscommon, north of the River Suck.
History
Donamon Castle is located in Ballymoe; it was a centre of the Ó Fiannachta (O'Feenaghty). Also in this area were the O'Concheanainn (O'Concannon), chiefs of the Uí Díarmata.
There was originally a single large barony, named Ballymoe and part of County Galway. Later, about one-fifth of the barony's area — the part north of the River Suck — was given to County Roscommon.
Richard Malone, 1st Baron Sunderlin (c. 1738 – 1816) was a landowner in the area. It was the site of agrarian trouble in the 1840s.
References
- "Béal Átha Mó/Ballymoe". Logainm.ie.
- Weld, Isaac; Society, Royal Dublin (1832). Statistical survey of the county of Roscommon. Printed by R. Graisberry. p. 4 – via Internet Archive.
Ballymoe.
- "Drimtemple". www.libraryireland.com.
- "The Baronies of Ireland - Family History". sites.rootsweb.com.
- "Oran (Ballymoe)". landedestates.nuigalway.ie.
- Coleman, Anne (31 December 1999). Riotous Roscommon: Social Unrest in the 1840s. Irish Academic Press. ISBN 9780716526711 – via Google Books.
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