Ballintober (Irish: Baile an Tobair, meaning 'settlement of the well')[2] is a village in County Roscommon, Ireland.

It is 6 kilometres (4 mi) from the town of Castlerea.

[2] On the outskirts of the village are the remains of an early 14th century stone castle first mentioned in writing in 1311.

[3] It is not recorded who built Ballintober Castle, but it is generally associated with the O'Conor family who ruled Connaught for several centuries.

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