scenic viewpoint
Downpatrick Head
A wave-battered headland near Ballycastle with the iconic Dún Briste sea stack standing isolated offshore.
41 km · about 50 min drive
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Foxford
Connacht, Ireland · Europe
About Foxford
Foxford sits on the route: 25 minutes from Swinford, 43km from Céide Fields.
Foxford is in Connacht, Ireland, with about 1,300 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Swinford, about 12 km away.
Foxford (Irish: Béal Easa, meaning 'mouth of the waterfall') is a town 16 km south of Ballina in County Mayo, Ireland. It is on the N26 road between Swinford and 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 toRead more
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 Morrogh 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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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Foxford?
Within an hour or so of Foxford: Downpatrick Head (41 km), Croagh Patrick (43 km), Céide Fields (43 km), Achill Atlantic Drive (54 km).
Are there any good drives near Foxford?
The nearest famous roads are Achill Atlantic Drive, Gleniff Horseshoe and Wild Atlantic Way.
Where is Foxford?
Foxford is in Connacht, Ireland, about 12 km from Swinford.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 1,315
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Ireland
- Region
- Connacht
- Timezone
- Europe/Dublin
- Coordinates
- 53.9807, -9.1155
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Worth the detour from Foxford
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
scenic viewpoint
Croagh Patrick
Ireland's holiest mountain at 764 metres, where St Patrick is said to have fasted for 40 days, with sweeping views over Clew Bay.
43 km · about 50 min drive
ancient ruins
Céide Fields
The oldest known field system in the world, a Stone Age farmed landscape preserved under blanket bog on the north Mayo cliffs.
43 km · about 50 min drive
coastal drive
Achill Atlantic Drive
A cliff-hugging loop road on the south of Achill Island past Ashleam Bay, with steep gradients and sudden sea views.
54 km · about 65 min drive
waterfall
Aasleagh Falls
A broad low waterfall on the Erriff River near the head of Killary Harbour, a short walk from a roadside car park.
54 km · about 60 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Doolough Valley
Brooding mountain pass on the R335 between Louisburgh and Delphi where dark Doo Lough fills the valley floor between Mweelrea and the Sheeffry Hills. A stone cross remembers the 1849 Famine death march along this road.
56 km · about 65 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Ashleam Bay Viewpoint
A pull-in above a deep hairpin on the Achill Atlantic Drive, looking down into a curved bay far below.
58 km · about 65 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Minaun Cliffs
A high viewpoint above Keel on Achill, reached by a rough road, looking down over Keel Strand and the Atlantic.
59 km · about 70 min drive
Driving roads near Foxford
- 41 kmDownpatrick HeadA wave-battered headland near Ballycastle with the iconic Dún Briste sea stack standing isolated offshore.
- 43 kmCroagh PatrickIreland's holiest mountain at 764 metres, where St Patrick is said to have fasted for 40 days, with sweeping views over Clew Bay.
- 54 kmAchill Atlantic DriveA cliff-hugging loop road on the south of Achill Island past Ashleam Bay, with steep gradients and sudden sea views.
- 56 kmDoolough ValleyBrooding mountain pass on the R335 between Louisburgh and Delphi where dark Doo Lough fills the valley floor between Mweelrea and the Sheeffry Hills. A stone cross remembers the 1849 Famine death march along this road.
- 58 kmAshleam Bay ViewpointA pull-in above a deep hairpin on the Achill Atlantic Drive, looking down into a curved bay far below.
- 59 kmMinaun CliffsA high viewpoint above Keel on Achill, reached by a rough road, looking down over Keel Strand and the Atlantic.
Driving in Ireland
- Drives on
- the left
- Petrol
- ~€1.78/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€2.10/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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