There's lots to do and see around Crockets on the Quay in Ballina. There's great golf courses, a wealth of angling and fishing, and many places of historical and religous interest close by.
Activities
- Barley Hills Stables
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Bohola
Phone: 00353 (0)94-26646
- Barnfield Stables
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- Riding lessons, hacking and farm rides
Knockmore
Phone: 00353 (0)94-58175
- Riding lessons, hacking and farm rides
- Kilcullens Seaweed Baths
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- Hot sea water, seaweed and steam health baths Enniscrone.
Phone: 00353 (0)96-36238
Fax: 00353 (0)96 36895
Web: http://www.enniscrone.ie/seaweedbaths.htm - Hot sea water, seaweed and steam health baths Enniscrone.
- Lisbeg Childrens Stables
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Cloghens, Ballina
Phone: 00353 (09)6-21970
- Waterpoint
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- All weather aqua-leisure centre.
Enniscrone, Co. Sligo
Web: http://www.enniscrone.ie/waterpoint.htm - All weather aqua-leisure centre.
Angling
- Coarse Angling Information
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- In the Moy catchment, the best known pike lakes are Levally and Derryhick Lakes (both near Pontoon); Manulla and Carramore Lakes (near Castlebar) and several small lakes in the Knock/Kiltimagh area. Apart from pike, all of these lakes also hold stocks of perch, and, in addition, Eatons (Curragh) Lake, Knock, holds a good stock of bream while Lakehill Pond (also near Knock) holds an excellent stock of tench.
- In the Moy catchment, the best known pike lakes are Levally and Derryhick Lakes (both near Pontoon); Manulla and Carramore Lakes (near Castlebar) and several small lakes in the Knock/Kiltimagh area. Apart from pike, all of these lakes also hold stocks of perch, and, in addition, Eatons (Curragh) Lake, Knock, holds a good stock of bream while Lakehill Pond (also near Knock) holds an excellent stock of tench.
- Fishing Holidays Ireland
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- This site is intended to give you a taste of the wonderful fishing available in the North West of Ireland, in particular the Moy Region.
Web: http://www.fishingholidaysireland.biz - This site is intended to give you a taste of the wonderful fishing available in the North West of Ireland, in particular the Moy Region.
- Game Angling Information
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- The best known game fishery in the Region is, undoubtedly, the magnificent River Moy which is generally reputed to be Ireland~39~s most prolific salmon river. In 1996, the Moy produced a record catch of 12,305 salmon to the rod and line and the average rod and line salmon catch per year over the past five years is 7,660.
- The best known game fishery in the Region is, undoubtedly, the magnificent River Moy which is generally reputed to be Ireland~39~s most prolific salmon river. In 1996, the Moy produced a record catch of 12,305 salmon to the rod and line and the average rod and line salmon catch per year over the past five years is 7,660.
- River Moy.com
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- Looking for all the best fishing on the River Moy? Need contact details, prices, maps? Looking for ghillies, tackle shops, accommodation and pubs? Then this is the site for you.
Web: http://www.rivermoy.com - Looking for all the best fishing on the River Moy? Need contact details, prices, maps? Looking for ghillies, tackle shops, accommodation and pubs? Then this is the site for you.
- Sea Angling Information
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- Killala Bay is a very popular angling centre which is fished from Enniscrone, Killala and Ballina. A wide variety of species is available to boat anglers including ray, dogfish, turbot, megrim and dabs, all of which may be taken over sand while conger, ling, pollack and coalfish are taken from the reefs. On the Moy estuary, which flows into Killala Bay, fishing for sea trout, using sandeel or mackerel strip, is highly popular.
- Killala Bay is a very popular angling centre which is fished from Enniscrone, Killala and Ballina. A wide variety of species is available to boat anglers including ray, dogfish, turbot, megrim and dabs, all of which may be taken over sand while conger, ling, pollack and coalfish are taken from the reefs. On the Moy estuary, which flows into Killala Bay, fishing for sea trout, using sandeel or mackerel strip, is highly popular.
Golf
- Ashford Castle Golf Club
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- 9 hole golf course with tea rooms. Ashford Castle, Cong, Co. Mayo
Phone: 00353 (0)92 46003
Fax: 00353 (0)92 46260
- 9 hole golf course with tea rooms. Ashford Castle, Cong, Co. Mayo
- Ballina Golf Club
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- 18 holes over 6103 yards.
Mossgrove, Shanaghy, Ballina, Co Mayo
Phone: 00353 (09)6 21050
Fax: 00353 (0)96 21050
Web: http://www.ballinagolfclub.com - 18 holes over 6103 yards.
- Ballinrobe Golf Club
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- 18 holes laid out to championship standard and set in medievil surroundings.
Clooncastle, Ballinrobe, Co Mayo
Phone: 00353 (09)2 41118
Fax: 00353 (0)92 41889
Email: bgcgolf@iol.ie
- 18 holes laid out to championship standard and set in medievil surroundings.
- Bellmullet Golf Club
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- Eddie Hackett designed links course set amongst sand dunes with exceptional scenery.
Carne, Belmullet, Co Mayo
Phone: 00353 (0)97 82292
Fax: 00353 (0)97 81477
Web: http://www.carnegolflinks.com - Eddie Hackett designed links course set amongst sand dunes with exceptional scenery.
- Castlebar Golf Club
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- Significant course redevelopment in recent times has greatly added to the enjoyment of this testing layout.
Rocklands, Castlebar, Co Mayo
Phone: 00353 (0)94 21649
Fax: 00353 (0)97 81477
Web: http://castlebargolf@eircom.net - Significant course redevelopment in recent times has greatly added to the enjoyment of this testing layout.
- Enniscrone Golf Club
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- Situated with a view of the Atlantic at Killala Bay, the course designed by Eddie Hackett has created a battery of interesting holes which will draw on most of your clubs to negotiate.
Ballina Road, Enniscrone, Co Sligo
Phone: 00353 (0)96 36297
Fax: 00353 (0)96 36657
Web: http://homepage.tinet.ie/~enniscronegolf - Situated with a view of the Atlantic at Killala Bay, the course designed by Eddie Hackett has created a battery of interesting holes which will draw on most of your clubs to negotiate.
- Swinford Golf Club
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- 9 holes over 5901 yards.
Phone: 00353 (0)94 51378
Fax: 00353 (0)91 51378
- 9 holes over 5901 yards.
Sites of Interest
- Foxford on the Web
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- Informative site listing activities and places of interest for the nearby town of Foxford.
Web: http://foxford.freeservers.com - Informative site listing activities and places of interest for the nearby town of Foxford.
- Moy Valley Web Site
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- Lots of information about the Moy valley and everthing to do around Ballina.
Web: http://www.ballina.ie - Lots of information about the Moy valley and everthing to do around Ballina.
- The Mayo Family History Centres
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- You can check your ancestry at this site of The Professional Genealogical Research Service.
Web: http://mayo.irish-roots.net - You can check your ancestry at this site of The Professional Genealogical Research Service.
Visitor Centres
- Balintubber Abbey
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- Founded in 1216, this is the only church in Ireland still in daily use that was founded by an Irish king.
Phone: 00353 (0)94 30934
Fax: 00353 (0)94 30050
Web: http://btubabbey@eircom.net - Founded in 1216, this is the only church in Ireland still in daily use that was founded by an Irish king.
- Ceide Fields
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- An award winning visitors centre highlighting the oldest known field systems in the world.
Ceide Fields, Ballycastle
Phone: 00353 (0)96 43325
Fax: 00353 (0)96 43261
Email: ceidefields@ealga.ie
- An award winning visitors centre highlighting the oldest known field systems in the world.
- Clew Bay Heritage Centre
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- Situated in a 19th century building, the Clew Bay Heritage Centre traces the history of the planned town of Westport and the Clew Bay area from pre-Christian times to the present.
The Quay, Westport
Phone: 00353 (0)98 26852
Email: westportheritage@eircom.net
- Situated in a 19th century building, the Clew Bay Heritage Centre traces the history of the planned town of Westport and the Clew Bay area from pre-Christian times to the present.
- Croagh Patrick Information Centre
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- The Croagh Patrick Information Centre is situated in Murrisk on the Pilgrim~39~s Path at the base of Croagh Patrick and opposite the National Famine Monument.
Murrisk, County Mayo
Phone: 00353 (0)98 64114
Fax: 00353 (0)98 64115
Email: croaghpatrick@ireland.com
- The Croagh Patrick Information Centre is situated in Murrisk on the Pilgrim~39~s Path at the base of Croagh Patrick and opposite the National Famine Monument.
- Enniscoe House
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- Once described as the last great house in North Mayo, Enniscoe House is an elegant Georgian manor house on Enniscoe country estate overlooking Lough Conn.
Castlehill, Ballina, County Mayo
Phone: 00353 (0)96 31809
Fax: 00353 (0)96 31885
Email: normayo@iol.ie
- Once described as the last great house in North Mayo, Enniscoe House is an elegant Georgian manor house on Enniscoe country estate overlooking Lough Conn.
- Foxford Woolen Mills
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- The Foxford Woolen Mills includes a guided tour, a jewellery workhop, art gallery and restaurant.
Foxford, County Mayo
Phone: 00353 (0)94 56756
Fax: 00353 (0) 9456794
Email: foxfordwoollenmills@eircom.net
Web: http://www.foxfordwoollenmills.ie - The Foxford Woolen Mills includes a guided tour, a jewellery workhop, art gallery and restaurant.
- Fr Peyton Memorial Centre
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- Fr Peyton was one of Ireland~39~s most famous priests and was internationally known as the ~39~Rosary Priest~39~, and this centre was opened in 1998 as a place of respite, prayer and peace.
Attymass, Ballina, County Mayo
Phone: 00353 (0)96 45374
Fax: 00353 (0)96 45375
Email: ppmc@eircom.net
- Fr Peyton was one of Ireland~39~s most famous priests and was internationally known as the ~39~Rosary Priest~39~, and this centre was opened in 1998 as a place of respite, prayer and peace.
- Kiltimagh Railway Museum
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- Celebrating the history of Kiltimagh through the old railway station.
Kiltimagh, County Mayo
Phone: 00353 (0)94 81132
Fax: 00353 (0)94 81132
Email: solanb@gofree.indigo.ie
- Celebrating the history of Kiltimagh through the old railway station.
- Knock Folk Museum and Shrine
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- Knock Folk Museum documents the story of the Knock Apparition of 1879 and places it in the context of life at that time.
Knock, County Mayo
Phone: 00353 (0)94 88100
Fax: 00353 (0)94 88295
Email: knockmuseum@eircom.net
Web: http://www.knock-shrine.ie - Knock Folk Museum documents the story of the Knock Apparition of 1879 and places it in the context of life at that time.
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