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Townland

Ballintober

Baile an Tobair

Ballintober is a townland in Mayo. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationBallintober54.17037° N · 9.31515° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

The name

bailetownland, town, homesteadtobarwell

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 Tobair · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Ballintober · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Mayo
Barony
Tirawley
Civil parish
Kilfian
Coordinates
54.17037, -9.31515
Mapped area
1.68 km²
Logainm ID
34431 ↗

People & family history

Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.

1926 census

No verified place match is available for this year. This does not indicate a population of zero.

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Ballintober. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.