Ballyhaunis

Ballyhaunis is a town in County Mayo, Ireland. It is at the crossroads of the N60 and N83 National secondary roads and at the railway line linking Dublin to Westport and Ballina. It is thought that the town grew up round St Mary's Augustinian Friary popularly called "the Abbey", which was based in 1348, in keeping with neighborhood culture. The city and its hinterland is steeped in history and includes many megalithic monuments. According to the 2011 Census, Ballyhaunis had a population of 2,312. Non-Irish nationals made up forty two% of the populace, that's tons higher than the national common of and is the very best of any metropolis in Ireland. Poles and Pakistanis make up the largest agencies of immigrants. Meanwhile, White Irish people make up 40% of the population.

There are two Catholic church buildings in the city and it's also home to Ireland's first reason-constructed mosque, the first mosque in Ireland outside Dublin. Farming, non-public enterprise and industry are the primary sources of employment. Ballyhaunis is within both the Roman Catholic and civil parishes of Annagh. The metropolis has a unmarried primary faculty and secondary college, the co-academic number one school was shaped by way of the merging of the towns unique two primary faculties, St. Mary’s Boy's National School and St. Joseph's Girls' National School to form Scoil Iosa National School.