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55: 71: 451: 919: 389: 78: 500: 599: 830: 464: 400:(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. 703: 278:
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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service. The station opened on 1 May 1868. After being closed (against local opposition) in 1963, it was reopened in 1988.
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tourist trail that circles Foxford, taking in the Ox Mountains, bogland, archeological sites, lakeshores and river banks.
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road passes through the town, crossing a narrow bridge over the River Moy. The
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The Foxford Way is an 86-km 1: 1577:List of loughs of County Mayo 487: 418:Argentine War of Independence 752:McGrath, Pat (15 May 2020). 412:(1777–1857), founder of the 384:Category:People from Foxford 301: 281: 7: 458: 366:line which connects to the 319:serves as the main road to 10: 1637: 381: 1590: 1564: 1506: 928: 915: 829: 814: 682:Railscot - Irish Railways 477:Mayo on the Move: Foxford 252:-fishing river, close to 237:served by trains between 185: 177: 169: 157: 145: 133: 98: 64: 52: 45: 23: 18:Town in Connacht, Ireland 27: 482:Foxford railway station 356:Foxford railway station 350: 306: 922: 455: 444:Marie-Louise O'Donnell 428:, was born in Foxford. 393: 291: 227:national primary route 207: 173:12 m (39 ft) 29: 921: 562:Agnes Morrogh Bernard 539:Government of Ireland 453: 410:Admiral William Brown 391: 454:Foxford woollen mill 244:Foxford lies on the 186:Irish Grid Reference 604:www.johngrenham.com 575:"BĂ©al Easa/Foxford" 531:"BĂ©al Easa/Foxford" 292:BĂ©al Átha Sionnaigh 233:to Ballina and has 222:. 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Irish
Market Square
Foxford is located in Ireland
53°58â€Č52″N 9°06â€Č50″W / 53.981°N 9.114°W / 53.981; -9.114
Country
Ireland
Province
Connacht
County
Mayo
G265040
Irish
Ballina
County Mayo
Ireland
N26
national primary route
Swinford
a railway station
Manulla Junction
River Moy
salmon
Lough Conn
Lough Cullin
Nephin
Ox Mountains
waymarked
Agnes Bernard
Irish
Cromwell

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