Ballina

Ballina is a metropolis in north County Mayo, Ireland. It lies at the mouth of the River Moy close to Killable Bay, inside the Moy valley and Parish of Kilmoremoy, with the Ox Mountains to the east and the Nephin Beg mountains to the west. The town occupies baronies; Tirawley at the west bank of the Moy River, and Tireragh, a barony within the County of Sligo, on its east banks. As of 2016, the populace of Ballina changed into 10,171.

According to Encyclopedia Britannica the first signs and symptoms of agreement on the web site of the town date from round 1375 whilst an Augustinian friary was founded. Belleek, now part of the town, pre-dates the city’s formation, and may be dated again to the past due 15th century, or early sixteenth century. However, what's now called Belleek Castle turned into constructed in 1831. Ballina turned into officially set up as a city in 1723 via O'Hara, Lord Tyrawley.