Ballymoe () 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.

Ballymoe (County Roscommon barony)

Geography

Ballymoe barony is located in the centre of County Roscommon, north of the River Suck.

Ballymoe (County Roscommon barony)

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.

Ballymoe (County Roscommon barony)

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

Baronies of County Roscommon