Location
Ballina, with a population of 9,500, is the largest town in County Mayo. Built on the River Moy, one of Europe's richest salmon and trout rivers, Ballina's bridges are busy with anglers throughout the season.
The original settlement at Ballina was at Ardnaree, on the east side of the river. This site is marked by the ruins of a 14th Century Augustinian Friary, dwarfed by the Victorian Cathedral of St Muredach. In the 18th Century Ballina developed on the west side of the River Moy and is today a thriving industrial, commercial and tourist centre.
How to reach us
Ballina is well
served by bus and mainline rail.
Ballina is also accessible by flying into Sligo, Knock or
Galway with Ryanair, Aer Lingus and British
Midlands.
Travelling by Road
Dublin-Ballina
- 153 miles (246 km) N4 via Mullingar and Longford.
N5 via Strokestown House Ballaghaderreen - Swinford.
Foxford to Ballina.
Shannon - Ballina - 120 miles (193 km).
N18 via Ennis - Gort - Oranmore.
Link road from Oranmore to Claregalway. N17 via Tuam -
Claremorris.
Follow the signs to Foxford and Ballina.
Belfast - Ballina - 165 miles (266 km).
M1/A4 via Dungannon - Enniskillen - Belcoo.
N16 via Blacklion - Sligo. N17 via Ballisodare. N59 to
Ballina.
Rosslare - Ballina - 220 miles (352 km)
N25 to Wexford. N11 to Enniscorthy.
N80 via Carlow - Portlaoise - Tullamore - Moate.
N6 to Athlone. N61 to Roscommon.
N60 to Ballyhaunis.
N17 to Charlestown,Swinford Foxford and Ballina.
Click on the small map on the right to get a large street map of Ballina. this is a 100K file so may take a couple of minutes to load.