Ballina, County Mayo

Ballina
Béal an Átha
Town
River Moy, Ballina
River Moy, Ballina
Coat of arms of Ballina
Ballina is located in Ireland
Ballina
Ballina
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 54°07′00″N 9°10′00″W / 54.1167°N 9.1667°W / 54.1167; -9.1667
CountryIreland
ProvinceConnacht
CountyCounty Mayo
Elevation
7 m (23 ft)
Population10,556
Time zoneUTC±0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (IST)
Eircode routing key
F26
Telephone area code+353(0)96
Irish Grid ReferenceG240192

Ballina (/ˌbæləˈnɑː/ bal-ə-NA; Irish: Béal an Átha, meaning 'mouth of the ford') is a town in north County Mayo, Ireland. It lies at the mouth of the River Moy near Killala Bay, in 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 two baronies; Tirawley on the west bank of the Moy River, and Tireragh, a barony within County Sligo, on its east banks. At the 2022 census, the population of Ballina was 10,556.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Census Mapping - Towns: Ballina". visual.cso.ie. Central Statistics Office (Ireland). Retrieved 16 October 2023.