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| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | Mayo |
| Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Population (2016)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,315 |
| Irish Grid Reference | G265040 |
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.
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[]
- Laura Bernal (195?–2020), Argentina's ambassador to Ireland who died in office, was a regular visitor to Foxford and is buried at Craggagh Cemetery a short distance away.[4][5]
- Agnes Bernard (1842–1932), founder of convent, woollen mills, and a band in Foxford.[2]
- Admiral William Brown (1777–1857), founder of the Argentine Navy, hero of the Argentine War of Independence, and defender of Buenos Aires in the Cisplatine War, was born in Foxford.[6]
- F. R. Higgins (1896–1941), poet and theatre director, born in Foxford.
- Mike Flanagan (1926–2014), soldier who assisted the formation of the Israeli armed forces.
Foxford woollen mill
See also[]
- List of towns and villages in Ireland
External links[]
References[]
- ^ "Census 2016 Sapmap Area: Settlements Foxford". Central Statistics Office (Ireland). http://census.cso.ie/sapmap2016/Results.aspx?Geog_Type=ST2016&Geog_Code=132C788E-6757-4B7F-B3A9-F2220AA5E29D. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ a b Agnes Morrogh Bernard, Towns Villages, Retrieved 6 June 2017
- ^ "Foxford station". Railscot - Irish Railways. http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf. Retrieved 2007-09-06.
- ^ 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. https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/covid-19-argentina-s-ambassador-to-ireland-buried-in-co-mayo-1.4254473. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ Dunne, William (14 May 2020). "Ireland's Argentine Ambassador to be buried in Foxford, Co Mayo due to special connection". https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/irelands-argentine-ambassador-tragically-found-22019821. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ McGrath, Pat (15 May 2020). "Funeral of Argentinian Ambassador takes place in Mayo". RTÉ News. https://www.rte.ie/news/2020/0515/1138515-mayo-argentina-ambassador-funeral/. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
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