Foxford Hero Admiral Brown Founder of the Argentinian Navy
Maggie Pashley and I run a healing Centre and Airbnb in the small, homely village Foxford in lovely County Mayo, in the beautiful far West of Ireland. See:
There are five museums nearby. And amazingly Foxford has three great heroes in its history.
Come and stay at our B&B for a holiday. See the ranges of healing and readings you can add on if you wish.
Weirdly, Foxford also boasts the national hero of Argentina among its former inhabitants.
Admiral William Brown started off his life in Foxford and he lived to become the founder of the Argentine Navy and hero of Argentine’s struggle to throw off the colonial oppression of the Spanish Empire.
Aged nine, he set off from Foxford for the USA and a new life in 1786, with his grieving father after the deaths of the mother and all the children.
But sadly his father fell ill in the coffin ship and died a few days after landing in Philadelphia, leaving William an orphan.
But William was not daunted. He got a job as a Cabin Boy, and ten years later, by age 19, he was in command of his own ship.
He later escaped from a Napoleonic prison and in 1814 led the Argentine navy in a desperate but victorious battle. He defeated the fleet of the Spanish Empire. In a moment of glory, he freed the Colony from the Spanish Imperialists.
Visit the Admiral Brown Museum in Foxford. The presentation is so stirring, such a tribute to courage. The staff are wonderful.
Opening of Admiral Brown Promenade in Foxford
20 June 2015. Locals gathered in Foxford Co. Mayo for the opening of the Admiral Brown Promenade along the Moy River.
The Admiral Brown Museum Foxford Co Mayo
Maggie Pashley and I run a healing Centre and Airbnb in the small, homely village Foxford in lovely County Mayo, in the beautiful far West of Ireland. See:
There are five museums nearby. And amazingly Foxford has three great heroes in its history.
Come and stay at our B&B for a holiday. See the ranges of healing and readings you can add on if you wish.
Weirdly, Foxford also boasts the national hero of Argentina among its former inhabitants.
Admiral William Brown started off his life in Foxford and he lived to become the founder of the Argentine Navy and hero of Argentine’s struggle to throw off the colonial oppression of the Spanish Empire.
Aged nine, he set off from Foxford for the USA and a new life in 1786, with his grieving father after the deaths of the mother and all the children.
But sadly his father fell ill in the coffin ship and died a few days after landing in Philadelphia, leaving William an orphan.
But William was not daunted. He got a job as a Cabin Boy, and ten years later, by age 19, he was in command of his own ship.
He later escaped from a Napoleonic prison and in 1814 led the Argentine navy in a desperate but victorious battle. He defeated the fleet of the Spanish Empire. In a moment of glory, he freed the Colony from the Spanish Imperialists.
Visit the Admiral Brown Museum in Foxford. The presentation is so stirring, such a tribute to courage. The staff are wonderful.
Breathtaking Irish Dancing, a healing Centre, The Foxford Woollen Mills and the Admiral Brown Museum
This Irish dancing is definitley NOT to be missed. Foxford is not to be missed. There's such a lively traditional culture. There's a healing Centre run by Maggie Pashley. There's more museums here than you could imagine! See: and
New Admiral William Brown Memorial Park and Monument Foxford, Ireland. Sep 2012.
Short video of the new Admiral Brown Memorial Park and Monument in the birthplace of Admiral Brown in Foxford, Ireland.
Admiral William Brown (also known in Spanish as Guillermo Brown) (22 June 1777 - 3 March 1857) was an Irish-born Argentine Admiral and founder of the Argentine Navy.
Brown's victories in the Independence War, the Cisplatine War, and the Anglo-French blockade of the Río de la Plata earned the respect and appreciation of the Argentine people, and today he is regarded as one of Argentina's national heroes. Creator and first admiral of the country's maritime forces, he is commonly known as the father of the Argentine Navy.
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Moffatt School of Irish Dance at Foxford Culture Night
Foxford Culture Night, March 2017 featuring The Moffatt School of Irish Dance.
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Foxford County Mayo is a hub of Irish Culture with its Healing Centre and airbnb too
Foxford is the site of the Foxford Woollen Mills, the Admiral Brown Museum, the North Mayo Heritage Centre, it's near the wonderful seaweed baths at Enniscrown. Visit Foxford's Healing Centre run by Maggie Pashley. See: and
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Culture Night, Foxford - Jul 17
The Moffett School of Dance give a fantastic performance, as always.
Foxford from above
Drone footage of Foxford, Co.Mayo.
Foxford Mayo Traditional Irish Music at Cruisers every Sunday night
You can stay at our airbnb and have a holiday in the most beautiful landscape in Ireland - or even turn it into a healing retreat:
Traditional Irish song and dance in healing artistic Foxford, County Mayo, Ireland
Come to historic cultural foxford. There's a healing Centre for expert healing and recuperation. See: and The surrounding countryside is so beautiful. There are so many ancient sacred sites nearby. And we offer spiritual tours.
Ireland’s Foxford Woolen Mill
Free tours are offered and their high-quality woolen products are available in the gift shop.
Foxford was one of the poorest areas of Ireland. A nun who had witnessed the suffering during the potato blight when she was a child persisted until she succeeded in bringing prosperity to the area through this mill.
Mayfly Hotel Foxford Ireland.
90th. Birthday Soprano surprise!
The inaugural St Patrick's Day Parade, Foxford
Foxford Ramblers warm-up walk around Callow, then lining up for the first ever St Patrick's Day parade in Foxford, Co Mayo
Visit Foxford for Irish culture, beautiful landscape and a healing Getaway
Foxford is a village in County Mayo half an hour from the sea with a wealth of museums and traditional Irish Culture. There's a healing centre. Maggie Pashley is expert in so many Healing methods. There's the Foxford Woollen Mills, the Admiral Brown Museum, the Museum of country Life and nearby sacred sites of Carrowmoor, Carrowkeel and Rathcroghan and Croagh patrick. Michael Conneely offers expert readings, retreats and sacred tours
The Ceide Boys at the Mayfly Hotel Foxford
A super performance by The Ceide Boys in The Mayfly Hotel, Foxford, Co. Mayo.
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Singer songwriter William Brown , performing his own track - Lonely Begger for Sharleen Spiteri @ GUC Press conference 5/12/08
The Henry Family, Swinford play Foxford Culture Night, March 2017
Selection here from the Henry Family, Swinford, Co Mayo at the Foxford Culture Night. #tradfamily