Foxford

Foxford (Irish: Béal Easa, meaning "mouth of the waterfall") is a village 16 km south of Ballina in County Mayo, Ireland. It stands on the N26 national primary route from Swinford to Ballina and has a railway station served by trains between Manulla Junction and Ballina.

Foxford

Béal Easa
Village
Foxford
Foxford
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°58′52″N 9°06′50″W
CountryIreland
ProvinceConnacht
County Mayo
Elevation
12 m (39 ft)
Population
 (2016)[1]
  Total1,315
Irish Grid ReferenceG265040

Foxford lies on the River Moy, a salmon-fishing river, close to Loughs Conn and Cullin and between the Nephin and Ox Mountains. The Foxford Way is an 86-km waymarked tourist trail that circles Foxford, taking in the Ox Mountains, bogland, archeological sites, lakeshores and river banks.

Agnes Bernard founded a convent and started a water-powered woollen mill here in 1892.[2] The Foxford Woollen Mills are known for producing characteristic wool blankets.

Transport

Foxford railway station is on the Manulla Junction to Ballina line which connects to the Westport-Dublin Heuston service. The station opened on 1 May 1868.[3] After being closed (against local opposition) in 1963 it was reopened in 1988.

The N26 road passes through the town, crossing a narrow bridge over the River Moy.

Notable people

Foxford bridge
Foxford woollen mill

See also

References

  1. "Census 2016 Sapmap Area: Settlements Foxford". Central Statistics Office (Ireland). Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  2. Agnes Morrogh Bernard, Towns Villages, Retrieved 6 June 2017
  3. "Foxford station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 6 September 2007.
  4. McGreevy, Ronan (15 May 2020). "Argentina's ambassador to Ireland buried in Co Mayo: The mass of Laura Bernal held in Foxford after she died suddenly of virus aged 64". The Irish Times. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  5. Dunne, William (14 May 2020). "Ireland's Argentine Ambassador to be buried in Foxford, Co Mayo due to special connection". Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  6. McGrath, Pat (15 May 2020). "Funeral of Argentinian Ambassador takes place in Mayo". RTÉ News. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
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