Ballintober South
{{Short description|Barony (land unit) in County Roscommon, Ireland}}
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| name = Ballintober South
| native_name = Baile an Tobair Theas (Irish)
| settlement_type = Barony
| image_skyline = The Castle, Roscommon.JPG
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| image_caption = The Castle, Roscommon town, Ballintober South
| image_map =Baronies of Roscommon.jpg
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| map_caption = Barony map of County Roscommon, 1900; Ballintober South is coloured peach, in the centre.
| subdivision_type = Sovereign state
| subdivision_name = Ireland
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Connacht
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = Roscommon
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| area_total_km2 = 194.71
| area_total_sq_mi =75.18
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Ballintober South ({{Langx|ga|Baile an Tobair Theas}}{{cite web|url=https://www.logainm.ie/en/225|title=Baile an Tobair Theas/Ballintober South|website=Logainm.ie}}), also called Ballintober West, is a barony in County Roscommon, Ireland.{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T3INAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Ballintober+South%22&pg=PA396|title=Annual Report of the Commissioners ...|first=Ireland National Education|last=Bd|date=3 January 2019|publisher=|via=Google Books}}
Etymology
Ballintober South is named after Ballintober town; however, it does not actually contain that town, which is located in Castlereagh barony.
Geography
Ballintober South is located in the centre of County Roscommon, northwest of Lough Ree.
History
The Ó Manacháin (O'Monaghans) were lords of the "Three Tuathas", and in AD 866 were rulers of this area, known as Ui Briuin na Sionna (O'Brien of the Shannon).{{cite web|url=https://www.libraryireland.com/names/irishclans/ui-briuin-na-sionna.php|title=Ui Briuin na Sionna - Irish Names and Surnames|website=www.libraryireland.com}} In 1249, they were overthrown by the O'Beirnes (Ó Birn).{{cite web|url=https://www.libraryireland.com/names/ob/o-birn.php|title=Ó Birn - Irish Names and Surnames|website=www.libraryireland.com}}{{cite web|url=http://sites.rootsweb.com/~irlkik/ihm/baronie4.htm|title=The Baronies of Ireland - Family History|website=sites.rootsweb.com}}
The O'Mooneys were chiefs of Clann-Murthuile, also believed to be in Ballintober South.{{Cite web |url=https://www.libraryireland.com/Pedigrees1/irish-chiefs-clans-roscommon-galway.php |title=Irish Chiefs and Clans in Roscommon and Galway - Irish Pedigrees |website=libraryireland.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210603225856/https://www.libraryireland.com/Pedigrees1/irish-chiefs-clans-roscommon-galway.php |archive-date=3 June 2021}}
List of settlements
Below is a list of settlements in Ballintober South: