Ballintober, Baile an Tobair, town of the well

Ballintober lies in the north of the civil parish of Killallaghtan, barony of Kilconnell, Co Galway. It is bounded in the said barony by Killaghmore, Ballbaun, Loughaunavaig and Cloonakallis townlands in the said parish. It is bounded by Ballyglass, Curraneena and Ballantubber in the parish of Kilconnell. It lies about 6 miles south west of Ahascragh.

O’Donovan’s Field Name Books give these other spellings of this townland: Ballintubber and Ballantubber.

Down Survey map give no information on who owned this land in the 1600s.

Census 1901

There were 4 houses in Ballintober in 1901. There were 21 residents in total: 10 were male and 11 were female. All residents were Roman Catholic. They were born in Co Galway. The heads of the households were: John Colohan, Patrick McLoughlin, Rose Monahan and Anne Fahey. The census taken on the 12^th and 16^th of April 1901 show the houses were built as private dwellings. The walls were built with stone, brick or concrete. Anne Fahey’s house roof was made with slate, iron or tiles. The other roofs were made with perishable material.

John Colohan (81) was a farmer. He was married to Margaret (46). They could speak Irish and English. They had 4 unmarried children: Michael (26), John (24), Patrick (23) and Margaret (16). Margaret (46) could not read. The rest of the family could read and write. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms, 3 front windows and 4 outhouses. John Colohan owned the land the house was situated on.

Patrick McLoughlin (45) worked as an agricultural labourer. He could not read or write. He was married to Catherin (30). They had 4 children. Mary (6) was a scholar. Kate (4), Anne (2) and Eliza (9 months) could not read. Mary could read. Catherin could read and write. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms, 3 front windows and 2 outhouses. Anne Fahey owned the land the house was situated on.

Rose Monahan (69) was a farmer. She and her daughter Kate Loughnane (35) were both widows. Her son John (39) and sevant John Fergus (20) were both single. John Fergus could read only. The rest of the residents could read and write. Rose and John Monahan could speak Irish and English. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms, 3 front windows and 7 outhouses. Rose Monahan owned the land the house was situated on.

Anne M Fahey (47) was a widow. She had 3 unmarried children. She and her son John (23) were farmers. Her son Dan (14) was a scholar. Her daughter Mary (20) could not read or write. Servant Michl Kilkelly (34) was single. He could read. The rest of the family could read and write. Anne M and Michl Kilkelly could speak Irish and English. They family lived in a 2^nd class house with 5 rooms, 5 front windows and 4 outhouses. Anne Fahey owned the land the house was situated on.

Census 1911

There were 3 houses in Ballintober in 1911. There were 17 residents in total: 8 were male and 9 were female. All residents were Roman Catholic. They were born in Co Galway. The heads of the households were: Michael Colohan, John Fahey and John Monaghan. The census taken on the 11^th of April 1911 show the houses were built as private dwellings. The walls were built with stone, brick or concrete. John Fahey’s house roof was made slate, iron or tiles. The other 2 roofs were made with perishable material.

Michael Colohan (40) was a farmer. He was married for 4 years to Esther (35). They had 2 children with 2 living in 1911. Margaret (2) and John (1) and their cousin Mary Connolly (3) were scholars. Michael’s mother Margaret (74) was a widow. Michael and Esther could read and write. The rest of the family could not read. The family lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms and 3 front windows. There were 4 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 cow house, 1 piggery and 1 fowl house. Michl Colohan owned the land the house was situated on.

John Fahey (32) was a farmer. Joseph McDonogh (40), Michael Kilkelly (45) and Margaret Healy (73) were all recorded as servants. They could speak Irish and English. All 4 residents were single. Margaret could not read. Michael could read. John and Joseph could read and write. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 5 rooms and 5 front windows. There were 5 outhouses: 1 stable, 1 coach house, 1 cow house, 1 calf house and 1 fowl house. John Fahey owned the land the house was situated on.

John Monaghan (48) was a farmer. He was married for 6 years to Margaret (29). They had 5 children with 4 living in 1911. Mary (3), Martin Jas (2), John Jas (1) and Rose (4 months) were scholars. John’s mother Rose ((81) was a widow. She could speak Irish and English. John, Margaret and Rose could read and write. The rest of the family could not read. They lived in a 2^nd class house with 3 rooms and 3 front windows. There were 4 outhouses: 2 stables, 1 cow house and 1 piggery. John Monaghan owned the land the house was situated on.