The year 1752 marked the formal recognition of Ballyvary (Béal Átha Bhearaigh - pronounced "BALE AH-ha VAR-ee"), the "ford of the bear," as a chartered town when royal grants authorized three annual fairs in May, August, and November that would establish this strategic crossro…
Ballyvary 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.