placenamesBallinrobe
Baile an Róba
Lewis’s 1837 survey assessed cultivated land, pasture and local stone around the lakes.
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.
Recorded forms
- Baile an Róba · Irish · main form · validated name
- Ballinrobe · English · main form
Place & story
A critical account of the fields
Samuel Lewis’s account of Ballinrobe parish distinguished its agricultural ground from the trading town. In 1837 he blamed burning and other farming practices for impoverishing cultivated land, while suggesting that drainage could improve the pastures. He nevertheless considered farming methods to be improving gradually. Limestone was quarried for construction and agricultural use, and plantations occupied much rush-covered ground. These observations describe the wider parish beside Lough Mask and Lough Carra. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Ballinrobe. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Ballinrobe: A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.