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Ballymote| Market town in County Sligo, Republic of Ireland; population (2002) 1,400. The town takes its name from a 13th-century motte (earthen castle mound) located 2 km/1 mi to the west. In 1300 Richard de Burgh built a castle in Ballymote, extensive remains of which are still standing. There are also the remains of a 13th-century Franciscan friary here. |
| Ballymote Castle was an important defensive structure, which changed hands frequently in conflicts between the Irish and the English during the late 16th and 17th centuries. |
| The Book of Ballymote (Royal Irish Academy) is a manuscript collection of prose, verse, and stories of historic events, compiled about 1391 in Gaelic; it is also a key to understanding early inscriptions in ogham characters found on many standing stones. |
| Animal remains and evidence of early human occupation have been found in caves on the slopes of Keshcorran Mountain (362 m/1,188 ft) 6 km/4 mi to the southeast. The caves and the surrounding district are the sites of many legends and myths found in early Irish texts. |
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