December 6th, 1606 marked a pivotal moment in Mayo's commercial history when King James I granted Thomas Nolan a royal patent allowing Ballinrobe (Baile an Róba - pronounced "ball-in-ROBE"), the "town of the River Robe," to hold markets and fairs that would transform this anci…
Ballinrobe is a small place in County Mayo. We're still writing the proper hub for it — pubs, food, walks, the things to skip — and it'll appear here when it does.