Ballina

Ballina, a seaport town on the confines of counties Sligo and Mayo, Ireland, on the tidal Moy, 7 miles S. of its entrance into Killala Bay, and 168 miles NW. of Dublin by rail. Ballina proper is on the Mayo side, the Sligo and larger portion being a suburb called Ardnafee, in which are the Protestant church and Roman Catholic cathedral (that of the Bishop of Killala). Ballina is the first town in County Mayo, and has a trade in agricultural produce. Many anglers resort to the river Moy and Lough Conn. In 1798 the French landed, and took Ballina, but were three weeks afterwards defeated at Killala. Pop. (1871) 5551; (1881) 5760; (1891) 4846.