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Foxford () is a village 16 km south of Ballina in
Towns Villages, Retrieved 6 June 2017 The Foxford Woollen Mills are known for producing characteristic wool blankets.
* Laura Bernal (1956–2020), 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.
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Mayo on the Move: FoxfordFoxford railway station
County Mayo
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, Ireland
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. It stands on the N26 national primary route from Swinford
Swinford () is a town in County Mayo, Ireland. It is surrounded by a number of smaller villages, including Midfield and Meelick. It is just off the N5 road, located 18 km (11 mi) from Ireland West Airport Knock (formerly known as ...
to Ballina and has a railway station served by trains between Manulla Junction and Ballina.
Foxford lies on the River Moy
The River Moy () is a river in the northwest of Ireland.
Name
Ptolemy's ''Geography'' (2nd century AD) described a river called Λιβνιου (''Libniu'', perhaps from *''lei''- "flow") which probably referred to the River Moy.
The Moy is fi ...
, a salmon
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-fishing river, close to Loughs Conn and Cullin
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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
Agnes Morrogh Bernard aka Sister Mary Joseph Arsenius (24 February 1842 – 20 April 1932) was a Roman Catholic nun who founded two convents, and a woollen mill in Foxford, Ireland.
Life
Bernard was born in Cheltenham on 24 February 1842 to John ...
founded a convent and started a water-powered woollen mill here in 1892.Agnes Morrogh BernardTowns Villages, Retrieved 6 June 2017 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. 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 (1956–2020), 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.
*Agnes Bernard
Agnes Morrogh Bernard aka Sister Mary Joseph Arsenius (24 February 1842 – 20 April 1932) was a Roman Catholic nun who founded two convents, and a woollen mill in Foxford, Ireland.
Life
Bernard was born in Cheltenham on 24 February 1842 to John ...
(1842–1932), founder of convent, woollen mills, and a band in Foxford.
*Admiral William Brown
"Admiral William Brown" is a song written and first performed by the Wolfe Tones in 1982, the year of the Falklands War between Argentina and the United Kingdom. The song recounts the biography of Irish-Argentine admiral William Brown (1777–185 ...
(1777–1857), founder of the Argentine Navy
The Argentine Navy (ARA; es, Armada de la República Argentina). This forms the basis for the navy's ship prefix "ARA". is the navy of Argentina. It is one of the three branches of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic, together with th ...
, hero of the Argentine War of Independence
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, and defender of Buenos Aires
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in the Cisplatine War
The Cisplatine War (), also known as the Argentine-Brazilian War () or, in Argentine and Uruguayan historiography, as the Brazil War (''Guerra del Brasil''), the War against the Empire of Brazil (''Guerra contra el Imperio del Brasil'') or t ...
, was born in Foxford.
* 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.
* Marie-Louise O'Donnell (born 1952), academic, broadcaster, politician
See also
* List of towns and villages in IrelandExternal links
Mayo on the Move: Foxford
References