Foxford
Foxford (Irish: Béal Easa, meaning "mouth of the waterfall") is a town 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
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Foxford Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°58′52″N 9°06′50″W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | Mayo |
| Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Population (2016) | 1,315 |
| Irish Grid Reference | G265040 |
Foxford lies on the River Moy, a salmon-fishing river, close to Lough Conn and Lough 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. The Foxford Woollen Mills are known for producing characteristic wool blankets.
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