Ballina (Béal an Aithe, "Mouth of the Ford") lies in the northwest of Ireland, in bog country on the banks of the River Moy, at the point where it widens out before entering Killala Bay, on the Atlantic. As the largest town in Mayo county, Ballina is the marketing center for an extensive hinterland.
For anglers it is a good base from which to
fish the River Moy and two well-stocked loughs, Conn and Cullin.
The modern Roman Catholic cathedral has fine stained glass. Nearby are the remains of a 15th C. Augustinian friary.
Near the railroad station a dolmen (National Monument) marks the grave of four brothers who are said to have murdered their foster-father, a bishop, in the sixth century.
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