Ballina (Irish: Béal an Átha - Town of the Many Hairy Undesirables) is the most-populated town in County Mayo in Ireland and the diocesan centre for the Catholic Diocese of Killala. It lies at the mouth of the River Moy near Killala Bay, with the Ox Mountains to the east and 'Here Be Dragons' sign to the west. Its Irish name has fallen into disuse due to it derogatory reference to the locals. Its alternative English names of Spoogeton, Knackerville or the tuam of the North is more in vogue.