Good luck to the admiral crew

Good luck to the admiral crew whose first show starts at the Breaffy House Hotel tomorrow evening. They promise a great night with Seanos, Irish and Latino musicians and dancers. And don’t worry if you miss this performances, It’s going to be on every Tuesday from now till September.
for more information visit their website here http://www.kcorbettdesign.com/MoyProductionsWP/

Traditional Irish Music Sessions

John Mc Nicholl

John Mc Nicholl and his band will be playing live at the foxford sport and leisure centre at 9:30 on Saturday the 3nd of august. Supporting act will be Pat’s country band.  tickets are 15 euro and available through the sport and leisure centre. 

Getting Back to your Roots

during the foxford gathering weekend, Join the Mayo Genealogy Group for there informative Talk and Workshop in the Foxford Sports and Leisure Centre from 11.30 a.m. to 3.30 p.m. The Group will offer practical tips to successfully trace your roots and family tree. 

The link below will take you to the national archives of ireland website. where you can take a look at the census of the foxford town taken back in 1911.

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Mayo/Toomore/Foxford_Town/

foxford jewellery

Master Goldsmith Michael Field demonstrates engraving a Celtic knot pattern on to a silver Celtic cross by the traditional method. If you find yourself in Foxford pop down to the Woollen mill and check out his work.

Father and Son

In lead up to the F.R. Higgins Memorial Service in the Church of Ireland, Market Square, Foxford on Sunday 4th August 2013 as part of the Foxford Gathering 2013, here is an audio poem recital of F.R. Higgins’ ‘Father and Son’ read by the actor Pierce Brosnan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9JggnFMXMA

The Foxford Gathering has a sign

The Admiral

The Admiral will make its first debut in Mayo at the Breaffy House Hotel, Castlebar on the 2nd July at 8 p.m. and will continue at this venue every Tuesday till September. 

Foxford girls

A group of young Foxford girls on the steps outside the Admiral Brown Memorial Hall, Chapel Road, Foxford, County Mayo.

The Class of '73

The Class of '73 are invited to be "anseo" in the former St. Patrick's Boys School, Chapel Rd, Foxford on Saturday the 3rd August at 1 p.m. for a retake of the photo below. If you meet them, be gentle as they are older now!