Ballycroy
County Mayo in the West of Ireland
Ballycroy - on the N59 road from Bangor to Mulranny - with a population under one thousand, boasts a busy community centre, Foroige youth activities and athletics clubs.
Business in Ballycroy
Ballycroy Attractions
- Ballycroy was the setting for the filming of "The Ballroom of Romance" (1981), starring Brenda Fricker. A large number of local people appeared as 'extras' in the film. Cleary's Bar and Grocery is the landmark for this famous film
- Fishing is a major attraction of the Ballycroy area with the Tarshaughan and Owenduff rivers part of the landscape. The Owenduff River is an exceptionally prolific salmon and sea trout River, draining into Tullaghan Bay, a few miles north of Ballycroy. It is also of international importance in conservation terms and is the last river in Western Europe, which drains a relatively intact, extensive blanket bog system
Ballycroy National Park
Ballycroy National Park, was established in November 1998 and consists of c.11,779 hectares of Atlantic blanket bog in the Owenduff/Nephin Beg area of North West Mayo. It is is one of the largest expanses of peatland in Europe providing a unique habitat and a wide selection of flora and fauna. The scenery and wilderness qualities of this area are outstanding. The area of the proposed National Park is a candidate Special Area of Conservation and it is proposed to develop a Visitor Centre there in the near future.
