Ballymote (Irish: Baile an Mhóta, meaning "town of the moat)" is a market town in south County Sligo in the province of Connacht (Connaught), in the north west of Ireland.
It is a historic town, with Ballymote Castle, built by Richard de Burgh, dating from 1300. It also has a market house, a 3 bay 2 storey building at the Rock, currently used by South County Sligo Community Mental health service of the Health Service Executive.
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