Theme Week County Mayo – Foxford
Thursday, 29 December 2022 - 12:00 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union General
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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 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.
Statue of Admiral Brown, founder of the Argentine navy © geograph.org.uk - Oliver Dixon/cc-by-sa-2.0
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. 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.
Agnes Bernard founded a convent and started a water-powered woollen mill here in 1892. The Foxford Woollen Mills are known for producing characteristic wool blankets.
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visitfoxford.com ,
mayo-ireland.ie – Foxford ,
mayo-ireland.ie – Admiral William Brown and
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