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{{short description|Town in County Mayo, Ireland}}
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'''Castlebar''' ({{Irish place name|Caisleán an Bharraigh|Barry's Castle}}) is the ] of, and at the centre of, ] in ]. It is Mayo's largest town by population. The town's population exploded in the late 1990s, increasing by one-third in just six years, though this massive growth has slowed down greatly in recent years. A campus of ] and the Country Life section of the ] are two important local amenities. The town is ] to ] and the neighbouring Mayo towns of ] and ]. The town has several small satellite villages around it, such as ] and Parke. The main route by road is the ]. Its economy is primarily service-based. '''Castlebar''' ({{Irish place name|Caisleán an Bharraigh|Barry's Castle}}) is the ] of ], ]. Developing around a 13th-century castle of the ] family, from which the town got its name, the town now acts as a social and economic focal point for the surrounding hinterland.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.mayo.ie/getmedia/b7373cd9-986e-4c88-a5fe-9f399c74dc92/1-Document1,29386,en.pdf | publisher = Mayo County Council | website = mayo.ie | title = Castlebar And Environs Development Plan 2008-2014 | accessdate = 29 June 2022 }}</ref> With a population of 13,054 in the ] (up from 7,648 in the 1991 census),<ref name="cityPop"/> Castlebar was one of the fastest growing towns in Ireland in the early 21st century.<ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.irishtimes.com/news/booming-castlebar-grows-and-grows-1.267654 | publisher = Irish Times | website = The Irish Times | title = Booming Castlebar grows and grows | date = 8 January 2001 | accessdate = 29 June 2022 | quote = Castlebar is now the second fastest growing town in the State }}</ref>
'''Population as of 2011 is 15,214'''
==History==
], ]]]
The modern town grew up as a settlement around the ] castle, which was built by a Norman adventurer in 1235 and was later the site of an ] garrison. The castle was located at the end of Castle Street, where the town river is thought to have originally flowed. A military barracks operates in the town to this day; armed conflict has been the centrepiece of the town's historical heritage. ] forces under the command of ] aided in a rout of the English garrison in the town during the failed ], which was so comprehensive it would later be known as "The ]". A short-lived provisional ] was declared following the victory and ], head of the Mayo ] and the brother of a local landowner, was declared its president. His remains are today interred in a corner of the town green, known as the Mall, previously the cricket grounds of Lord Lucan, whose family (the Binghams) have owned and still own large tracts of the town and county. The town received its charter from King James I in 1613, and is today governed by an urban district council, a subdivision of Mayo County Council. The Lake in Castlebar is also known as Lough Lannagh.


A campus of ] and the ] are two important facilities in the area. The town is ] to ], ] and ]. The main route by road is the ].
The ] was founded by ], of ] in County Mayo, at the Imperial Hotel in Castlebar on 21 October 1879. Castlebar expanded rapidly during the ], ] and ] largely as a result of the efforts of influential local politicians such as ], ] and ].


==History==
The name of the town comes from the castle built in 1235 (see above). This castle is depicted in the top of the crest, with two yew trees on either side because Castlebar is the county town of Mayo ({{Irish place name|Maigh Eo|plain of the yew trees}}). The castle ruins still remain. The crosses represent the parish of Aglish (the official name of the parish of Castlebar). The 1798 'Races of Castlebar' is commemorated with the Pikes in the top left-hand corner. Underneath, the words 'Ar Aghaidh' can be found, which means 'Forward'.
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The modern town grew up as a settlement around the ] castle, which was built by a Norman adventurer in 1235 and was later the site of an English garrison. The castle was located at the end of Castle Street, where the town river is thought to have originally flowed.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://castlebarstreetnames.weebly.com/castle-street.html|title=Castle Street|publisher=The Street Names of Castlebar|access-date=26 November 2023}}</ref>
==Culture==
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Castlebar is the location for important ]s and traditions, among which is the '''International Four Days' Walk'''. A well-established ] festival in venues across the town takes place on the weekend before the first Monday in June each year. During the 1970s and 1980s the town hosted the International ] which was televised nationally on ]. The Museum of Country Life is located on the outskirts of Castlebar, and is the only branch of the National Museum of Ireland located outside Dublin.


The town was granted a charter of incorporation in 1613 by ]. Under the charter the town had a ] (mayor) and a fifteen-member corporation and was entitled to elect two members to the ].<ref>{{cite web
Castlebar is home to , which exhibits visual art throughout the year, as well as hosting live drama and music performances. The Linenhall also organises an annual children's arts festival called Roola Boola (an ] of the ] phrase ''rí rá agus ruaile buaile'' which in this context means "boisterous fun"). , with a capacity of two thousand two hundred fully seated, four thousand standing,<ref></ref> hosts larger-scale productions and popular music concerts.
| url = https://www.mayo-ireland.ie/en/towns-villages/castlebar/history/castlebar-historical-fact.html
| title = A Summary of the History of Castlebar in Co. Mayo
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| website = Mayo Ireland
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| quote = }}</ref> The ], established as a clearing house for local linen materials, was completed in 1790.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/31209038/the-linen-hall-linenhall-street-knockthomas-castlebar-mayo |title=The Linen Hall, Linenhall Street, Knockthomas, Castlebar, County Mayo|publisher=National Inventory of Architectural Heritage|access-date=26 November 2023}}</ref>


Armed conflict has been the centrepiece of the town's historical heritage. French forces under the command of General ] aided in a rout of the British garrison in the town during the failed ], which was so comprehensive it would later be known as "The ]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.irishidentity.com/stories/castlebarraces.htm|title=The Rising in the West|website=www.irishidentity.com|access-date=24 January 2013|archive-date=19 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019210822/http://www.irishidentity.com/stories/castlebarraces.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> A short-lived provisional ] had been declared upon General Humbert's arrival at Killala. Following the victory at Castlebar ], head of the Mayo ] and the brother of a local landowner, was declared president of the Province of Connacht. His remains are today interred in a corner of the town green, known as the Mall, previously the cricket grounds of ], whose family (the Binghams) have owned and still own large tracts of the town and county.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.patrickcomerford.com/2010/06/remembering-1798-in-castlebar.html|title=Remembering 1798 in Castlebar|first=Patrick|last=Comerford|access-date=10 November 2019|archive-date=10 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191110125000/http://www.patrickcomerford.com/2010/06/remembering-1798-in-castlebar.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
There are Roman Catholic, Church of Ireland (Anglican), Elim Pentecostal and Spiritualist churches in the town. There is a recently-established Mayo male voice choir and Mayo Concert Orchestra. There is also a marching band in the town - one of the few survivng marching bands west of the Shannon Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Castlebar experienced significant immigration, growth and investment.


] was established in 1834:<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.mayo-ireland.ie/en/towns-villages/castlebar/history/historical-tour.html|title=Historical tour of Castlebar|publisher=Mayo, Ireland|access-date=8 December 2015}}</ref> it was finally closed in March 2012 and the buildings and grounds have been purchased by the local town and county councils.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/news/barracks-closures-will-see-500-redeployed-1.12500|title=Barracks closures will see 500 redeployed|publisher=Irish Times|date= 17 November 2011| access-date=8 December 2015}}</ref>
===Entertainment===
Castlebar has a selection of places to eat and drink. There is a broad range of types of food available: Italian (Al Muretto, Portifino Italiano), Indian, Chinese, Irish (An Carraig), Cox's and fast food (Cafollas, Danollas, Blue Thunder, Top Nosh, Supermacs, Dominos Pizza, McDonalds and Apache Pizza) as well as cafes (Cafe Rua, Moka and McCarthys).


The ] was founded by ], of ] in County Mayo, at the Imperial Hotel in Castlebar on 21 October 1879.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mayonews.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9788:council-should-purchase-land-league-hotel&Itemid=51|publisher=The Mayo News| title = Council should purchase Land League hotel |website=www.mayonews.ie|access-date=10 November 2019|archive-date=29 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029081201/https://www.mayonews.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9788:council-should-purchase-land-league-hotel&Itemid=51|url-status=live}}</ref>
A lot of the public houses closed during the building boom during the 1990s. In 1990, Castlebar had 54 licensed premises, although this number had fallen to less than 30 public houses by 2008. Castlebar is a garrison market town; there was a tradition of open air markets mostly selling livestock, which meant there was a healthy daytime drinking trade in Castlebar, but this has disappeared. For a combination of factors since the introduction of the smoking ban and the EU single payment grant to farmers, most public houses offer food to help subsidize the drop in alcohol sales.
One of the oldest pubs in Castlebar is John McHale's pub, located on New Line. The pub is known for its sale of a ''Meejum'' of Guinness, which is slightly less than a pint. It once officially had 'the best pint of Guinness in Ireland' according to a national tabloid.


==Economy== ==Coat of arms==
The name of the town comes from the castle built in about 1235 (see above).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mayo-ireland.ie/en/towns-villages/castlebar/castlebar.html|title=Castlebar, Co. Mayo West of Ireland &#124; mayo-ireland.ie|website=www.mayo-ireland.ie|access-date=10 November 2019|archive-date=10 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191110133645/https://www.mayo-ireland.ie/en/towns-villages/castlebar/castlebar.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.castlebar.ie/Nostalgia_and_History/The-Castlebar-Coat-of-Arms.shtml|title=The Castlebar Coat of Arms|website=www.castlebar.ie}}</ref> This castle is depicted as part of the town's coat of arms, with two yew trees on either side because Castlebar is the county town of Mayo ({{Irish place name|Maigh Eo|plain of the yew trees}}). The crosses represent the parish of Aglish (the official name of the parish of Castlebar). The 1798 'Races of Castlebar' is commemorated by pikes. Underneath are the words 'Ar Aghaidh', meaning 'forward'.
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Castlebar is traditionally a market town, and it is still a major destination for shoppers from all over the west of Ireland.
It boasts an increasing number of national and international chain stores, and several new shopping areas have been developed in the past 10–12 years on what were considered the outskirts of the town. The modern shopping precinct along Hopkins Road is now the commercial heart of the town, surpassing Main Street. Stores include Argos, Tesco, Dunnes Stores, Aldi, Next and Homebase, as well as smaller names such as McLoughlins Bookshop and Liam Cannons Fruit & Veg.

Castlebar is the second largest retail centre in Connacht, after Galway city. It comes in ahead of Sligo, despite that town's greater population. A survey by consultants Experian showed that €284 million is spent in by shoppers in Castlebar every year. The Irish Retail Centre Rankings show Castlebar is the 12th largest retail centre in the Republic of Ireland in terms of retail spend, and 20th on the island of Ireland overall.<ref>http://press.experian.com/documents/showdoc.cfm?doc=3152</ref>

However, the survey counts many major shopping centres separately from the cities they are situated in. If the spend for several major shopping centres in the Dublin area is included in the Dublin figures, Castlebar becomes the seventh largest retail centre in the Republic, surpassed only by the Republic's five main cities and the town of Tralee.

Major renovations have taken place on Main Street, Linen Hall Street and Castle Street in recent months. This has resulted in a more pedestrian friendly environment with attractive features.

==Transport==
Castlebar is a served by the ] ] and the ] and ] ]s. In 1990 a relief road was built around Castlebar removing through traffic on the N5 from the main street. This road is a basic 2 lane road with no hard shoulders, and suffers from chronic congestion, particularly in the summer months when thousands of tourists have to negotiate the bottleneck on route to neighbouring Westport and Achill. A bypass of Castlebar of dual-carriageway standard is awaiting funding.

] opened on 17 December 1862.<ref>{{cite web | title=Castlebar station | work=Railscot - Irish Railways | url=http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf |format=PDF| accessdate=2007-09-06}}</ref>

==Education==
=== Primary===
* Snugboro NS (Mixed)
* St Patricks ] NS (Boys only)
* St Angelas National School (Girls only)
* Scoil Raifterí (Mixed)
* Breaffy NS (Mixed)
* Derrywash NS (Mixed)
* St Mary's primary school, Ballyheane, (mixed)

===2nd Level===
* ] ] (Boys only)
* St Joseph's Secondary School (Girls only)
* Davitt College (Mixed vocational school)


===3rd Level=== ==Demographics==
* ] - GMIT
* Mayo VEC

==Sport==
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===GAA===
The local Gaelic football and ] team is the Castlebar Mitchels club; a club with a proud and illustrious past, including 27 Mayo senior football championships and one Mayo senior hurling championship titles. Castlebar Mitchels are second only to Ballina Stephenites in terms of the amount championships won. {{Citation needed|date=October 2008}} After a couple of years in the doldrums, the club regained its place amongst ]'s elite senior football clubs in 2005. The club boasts a very strong youth football structure. ] in Castlebar is one of the major ] grounds in ], with a capacity of 41,000. The ] County board has recently built a new stand with dressing rooms and offices underneath and will build fifteen extra rows of seating to the 'Albany' end sometime in the near future. They have also built a new modern press area and TV stand on the Mchale Road side. Other nearby GAA clubs include Breaffy GAA, Parke GAA and Ballyvary Hurling Club.

===Soccer===
The local soccer team is ], (est 1924) who currently have a team playing in the Mayo Super League and their senior women's side play in the Mayo Premier Division. In addition to this, they have a thriving youth structure in place, providing teams from under 10s to under 18s for boys and under 14 to under 17 for girls, as well as an under 8 Academy. Since the introduction of schoolboy football, the club has seen unmatched success at every age at county, provincial and national level. They play their home games in Celtic Park, in the centre of the town. Their traditional strip is made up of green and white hoops, white shorts and white socks. Castlebar Town FC were formed in the 1970s (as Castlebar United) as an alternative to Celtic. Their strip is made up of black and white striped shirts, black shorts and black socks.

===Rugby===
], a vibrant Rugby-Union club founded in the 1970s is located at Cloondeash, on the outskirts of the town. There are several pitches and a club house onsite, and the club actively participates in provincial (Connaught Junior League Div.1) and national league competitions. Castlebar are the current Cawley Cup Champions (2009). The Club plays in a navy and light blue strip.

===Other sports===
There is an 18-hole golf club in the town, as well as active basketball, racquetball, tennis and other clubs. The council provides an indoor heated swimming pool and there are numerous gyms. There are also several martial arts clubs teaching a variety of disciplines.

The World Darts Federation will be holding the 2011 World Cup there in September 2011.

==Annalistic references==

The ] contain a few references to the Castlebar area, then known as Claenglais:

* ''1524. Great inclemency of weather, and mortality of cattle, in the beginning of the year.''

* ''M1535.8. Mac Auliffe gained a great battle, in which were slain the Lord of Claenglais and Mac Gibbon, with a large battalion of the Clann-Sheehy. Maelmurry, son of Brian Mac Sweeny, was slain in the commencement and fury of the conflict.''

* ''1576. 13. Edmond Mac William Burke, of Castlebar, joined the sons of the Earl; and the consequence to him was, that the Lord Justice took Castlebar from him, and banished himself, with his wife and children, into Clanrickard.''

==People==
{{Historical populations|state=collapsed {{Historical populations|state=collapsed
|1821|5404 |1821|5404
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|2002|11371 |2002|11371
|2006|11891 |2006|11891
|2011|12318
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|2016|12068
|2022|13054
|footnote=<ref>Histpop.org for post 1821 figures</ref><ref>1813 estimate from Mason's Statistical Survey</ref><ref>For a discussion on the accuracy of pre-famine census returns see JJ Lee “On the accuracy of the Pre-famine Irish censuses Irish Population, Economy and Society edited by JM Goldstrom and LA Clarkson (1981) p54</ref><ref>New Developments in Irish Population History, 1700–1850 by Joel Mokyr and Cormac O Grada in The Economic History Review, New Series, Vol. 37, No. 4 (Nov., 1984), pp. 473–488</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cso.ie/census |title=Cso.ie - Census |access-date=21 July 2009 |archive-date=20 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100920090814/http://cso.ie/census |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.citypopulation.de/php/ireland.php?cityid=0235 | title=City Population – Castlebar (Mayo) | access-date=5 March 2014 | archive-date=28 September 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928214625/http://www.citypopulation.de/php/ireland.php?cityid=0235 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="census2016">{{cite web | url = http://census.cso.ie/sapmap2016/Results.aspx?Geog_Type=ST2016&Geog_Code=9396D478-6852-45A1-BBAB-C11696D4BBAA | publisher = Central Statistics Office | work = Census 2016 | title = Sapmap Area - Settlements - Castlebar | date = April 2016 | access-date = 8 September 2019 | archive-date = 27 October 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201027213554/http://census.cso.ie/sapmap2016/Results.aspx?Geog_Type=ST2016&Geog_Code=9396D478-6852-45A1-BBAB-C11696D4BBAA | url-status = live }}</ref>
}} }}
* ], scholar, founder of the ]
* ], inventor
* ], Chairman and Founder Mayo Peace Park
* ], opera singer
* ], ]
* ], former Government Minister and ]
* ], former ]
* ], Archbishop of Tuam, Irish independence leader
* ] (] &ndash; ]), prominent officer in the ] during the ] and on the anti-] side in the ]; also a writer.


Castlebar expanded rapidly during the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cso.ie/px/pxeirestat/Statire/SelectVarVal/saveselections.asp|title=Population|publisher=CSO|access-date=15 April 2016|archive-date=10 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170710165025/http://www.cso.ie/px/pxeirestat/Statire/SelectVarVal/saveselections.asp|url-status=live}}</ref> Castlebar's population grew in the late 1990s, rising by one-third in the six years between the 1996 and 2002 census. According to the ], the population stood at 12,068,<ref name="census2016"/> a threefold increase in the 90 years since 1926, when the population was 4,256.<ref>"Castlebar,", ''Encyclopædia Britannica'', 14th ed., vol. 5 (London and New York, 1929).</ref>
==Twinning==

==Culture==
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Castlebar is the location for important festivals and traditions, among which is the International Four Days' Walk.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.discoverireland.ie/Whats-On/castlebar-international-four-days-walking-festival/13024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121027021021/http://www.discoverireland.ie/Whats-On/castlebar-international-four-days-walking-festival/13024|url-status=dead|title=Castlebar International Four Days Walking Festival|archive-date=27 October 2012}}</ref> A well-established ] festival in venues across the town took place for many years on the weekend before the first Monday in June, but has not taken place since 2011.<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130215170125/http://www.castlebarblues.com/ |date=15 February 2013 }}</ref> During the 1970s and 1980s the town hosted the International ] which was televised nationally on ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mayonews.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10409:castlebar-song-contest-to-be-chronicled-for-posterity&catid=23:news&Itemid=46|title=The Mayo News|website=www.mayonews.ie|access-date=24 January 2013|archive-date=10 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610225904/http://www.mayonews.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10409:castlebar-song-contest-to-be-chronicled-for-posterity&catid=23:news&Itemid=46|url-status=live}}</ref> The ] is located on the outskirts of Castlebar, and is the only branch of the ] located outside Dublin.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.museum.ie/en/info/find-us-national-museum-ireland-country-life.aspx|title=Find Us &#124; Directions &#124; Maps &#124; Country Life &#124; National Museum &#124; Mayo|access-date=24 January 2013|archive-date=12 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130412093258/http://www.museum.ie/en/info/find-us-national-museum-ireland-country-life.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>

Castlebar is home to the ], which exhibits visual art throughout the year, as well as hosting live drama and music performances.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thelinenhall.com/|title=Theatre, music, dance, cinema and art in Mayo, Linenhall Arts Centre|first=The Linenhall Arts|last=Centre|website=www.thelinenhall.com|access-date=11 August 2005|archive-date=3 November 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051103030840/http://www.thelinenhall.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> The Royal Theatre and Event Centre has capacity of 2,200 people fully seated or 4,000 people standing.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://theroyal.ie/|title=The Royal - Perfect Tips and Ideas for Life|website=The Royal|access-date=10 November 2019|archive-date=10 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810222613/http://theroyal.ie/|url-status=live}}</ref> hosts larger-scale productions and popular music concerts.

There are Roman Catholic, ] (Anglican), ], and evangelical (Calvary Church Castlebar) churches in the town. A ] was opened in October 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.midwestradio.ie/index.php/news/70876-new-mosque-opening-today-in-castlebar|title=New Mosque Opening Today in Castlebar}}</ref>

One of the oldest pubs in Castlebar is John McHale's pub, located on New Line. The pub is known for its sale of a ''Meejum'' of Guinness, which is slightly less than a pint. It once had 'the best pint of Guinness in Ireland' according to a national tabloid.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.traditionalirishpubs.com/company/jonny-mc-hales-pub/|title=Jonny McHales|publisher=Traditional Irish Pubs|access-date=15 April 2016|archive-date=23 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423222904/http://www.traditionalirishpubs.com/company/jonny-mc-hales-pub/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Economy==
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Castlebar is home to the health care company ] and manufacturer Fort Wayne Metals.
<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.idaireland.com/facts-about-ireland/selecting-location/west/ |title=West - IDA Ireland Investment Promotion Agency |access-date=2014-03-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140318212028/http://www.idaireland.com/facts-about-ireland/selecting-location/west/ |archive-date=18 March 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==Transport==
===Road===

Castlebar is served by the ] ] and the ] and ] ]s. In 1990 a relief road was built around Castlebar, removing through traffic on the N5 from the main street. This road is a basic two-lane road. It suffers from chronic congestion, particularly in the summer months when thousands of tourists have to negotiate the bottleneck en route to neighbouring ] and ]. A bypass of Castlebar of dual-carriageway standard was approved by An Bórd Pleanala in July 2014,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mayonews.ie/news/20239-bord-pleanala-gives-green-light-to-new-n5 |title=Bord Pleanála gives 'green light' to new N5 |publisher=Mayonews.ie |date=2014-07-08 |access-date=2019-11-10 |archive-date=23 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423211833/http://www.mayonews.ie/news/20239-bord-pleanala-gives-green-light-to-new-n5 |url-status=live }}</ref> and construction began in late 2019. It was completed in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Castlebar Bypass Section Of The New N5 Westport To Turlough Road To Open |url=https://www.mayo.ie/en-ie/news/castlebar-bypass-section-of-the-new-n5-westport-to |access-date=2024-09-17 |website=MayoCoCo |language=en}}</ref>

===Rail===
] is a station on the ] to Westport service. Passengers can travel to ] and ] by travelling to ] and changing trains<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.irishrail.ie/index.jsp?p=119&n=147|title=Irish Rail Printable Timetables|access-date=10 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402042758/http://www.irishrail.ie/train-timetables/timetables-by-route|archive-date=2 April 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The station opened on 17 December 1862.<ref>{{cite web | title=Castlebar station | work=Railscot – Irish Railways | url=http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf | access-date=6 September 2007 | archive-date=26 September 2007 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926042407/http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf | url-status=live }}</ref>

===Old airport===
Castlebar used to have a commercial airport; the site where it once stood is now occupied by Castlebar Retail Park.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.castlebar.ie/photos/muirsind/airport/index.html |title=Airport |publisher=Castlebar.ie |access-date=2019-11-10 |archive-date=21 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021044222/http://www.castlebar.ie/photos/muirsind/airport/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The airport's ] was CLB and its ] was EICB.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.world-airport-codes.com/ireland/castlebar-8054.html |title=Castlebar - Ireland |publisher=World-airport-codes.com |date=2007-07-25 |access-date=2019-11-10 |archive-date=29 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190929093354/https://www.world-airport-codes.com/ireland/castlebar-8054.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Education==
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In addition to a number of ], Castlebar's ] include ] (a ] boys school), ] (a girls school), and ] (a mixed vocational school).{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}

Third level and further education colleges in the town include ]'s Mayo campus (formerly ]), the Mayo, Sligo & Leitrim ], and Castlebar College of Further Education.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ccfe.ie/default.asp|title=Castlebar College of Further Education|website=www.ccfe.ie|access-date=2016-11-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161121044400/http://www.ccfe.ie/default.asp|archive-date=21 November 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==Sport==
===GAA===
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The local ] and ] team is the ] club. Throughout its history, the club has won over 30 ] titles and two ] titles. The club reached the ] final in 2014 and 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/st-vincents-crowned-champions-courtesy-of-connolly-masterclass-30099752.html|title=St. Vincent's crowned champions courtesy of Connolly masterclass |accessdate=31 March 2014 |work=] |date=17 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/ballyboden-dominate-castlebar-to-win-first-ever-all-ireland-title-34549960.html|title=Ballyboden dominate Castlebar to win first ever All Ireland title |accessdate=19 March 2016 |work=] |date= 17 March 2016}}</ref> Other nearby GAA clubs include Breaffy GAA, Parke GAA, Islandeady GAA and Ballyvary Hurling Club.

] in Castlebar is one of the larger ] grounds in ], with a capacity of approximately 28,000.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://mayogaa.com/news-detail/10078903/ | title = Re-surfacing Of Hastings Insurance Machale Park | website = mayogaa.com | date = 18 April 2022 | accessdate = 25 August 2022 }}</ref> In the early 21st century, the ] oversaw the building of a new stand with dressing rooms and offices underneath.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}

===Soccer===
Local soccer teams include ], which was established in 1924. As of 2014, it had a team playing in the Mayo Super League and a ] playing in the Continental ].<ref>{{cite web|title=Clubs: Castlebar Celtic FC|url=http://wnl.fai.ie/clubs/castlebar-celtic-fc.htm|work=Women's National League|publisher=]|access-date=27 February 2014}}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> There is also a youth program which provides teams from under 10s to under 18s for boys and under 14 to under 17 for girls, as well as an under 8 academy. They play their home games in ], in the centre of the town. Castlebar Town FC were formed in the 1970s (as Castlebar United) as an alternative to Celtic. Other local teams include Snugboro United, Ballyheane FC, Manulla FC and Ballyvary Blue Bombers.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}

===Rugby===
Castlebar RFC, a ] club and one of the original founding members of the Connacht branch of the IRFU in 1885, reformed 1928 and again revived in the 1970s. Its grounds are located at Cloondeash on the outskirts of the town, with two pitches and a club house. The club, which plays in a navy and light blue strip, participates in provincial (Connacht Junior League Div.1B) and national league competitions. Castlebar won the Cawley Cup in 2009 and reached the final in 2017. The ladies team, which was formed in 2012, won the Connacht Development League Final in November 2013.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}

===Other sports===
There is an 18-hole golf club in the town, as well as athletics, basketball, racquetball, tennis and other clubs. The council provides an indoor heated swimming pool and there are numerous gyms.

There are also several martial arts clubs in the area,{{citation needed|date=June 2018}} and Castlebar hosted the WOMAA World Martial Games in both 2007 and 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.womaa1.com/womaa.html|title=womaa|website=www.womaa1.com|access-date=24 January 2013|archive-date=16 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016050418/http://www.womaa1.com/womaa.html|url-status=live}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=June 2018}}

==Notable people==
{{see also|Category:People from Castlebar|List of Mayo people}}
], former Taoiseach (2011–2017)]]
* ] (1829–1877), scholar; founder of the ]
* ], anti-LGBT activist
* ] (1852–1932), inventor
* ] (1889–1958), opera singer
* ] (1928–2019), a ]er who was known as the "Flying Doctor"
* ], chairman and founder of Mayo Peace Park Garden
* ] (born 1939), former government minister and ]
* ] (1925–2006), former ]
* ] ] (1779–1828), military surgeon
* ] (born 1951), former ]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/enda-bids-sad-farewell-to-mother-26796811.html |title=Enda bids sad farewell to mother |work=Irish Independent |date=29 November 2011 |first=Lise |last=Hand |access-date=4 March 2016 |archive-date=7 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307164953/http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/enda-bids-sad-farewell-to-mother-26796811.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* ] (born 1958), former ] of the ]
* ] (1789–1881), Archbishop of Tuam, Irish independence leader
* ] (1897–1957), prominent officer in the ] during the ] and on the anti-] side in the ]; also a writer
* ] (1844–1897), American lawyer and politician<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/eveningjournalal1883slsn/page/146/mode/1up?view=theater |title=Evening Journal Almanac, 1883 |year=1883 |pages=146 |via=] |access-date=3 December 2023}}</ref>
* ] (1835–1901), Unionist colonel during the ], US senator from ]
* ] (born 1991), novelist and screenwriter<ref name=Armitstead>{{cite web|last=Armitstead|first=Claire|date=2 December 2018|title=Sally Rooney: 'I don't respond to authority very well'|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/dec/02/sally-rooney-interview-dont-respond-authority-normal-people|work=The Guardian|access-date=22 January 2019}}</ref>

==Twin towns – sister cities==
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in the Republic of Ireland}} {{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in the Republic of Ireland}}
Castlebar is ] with the following places: Castlebar is ] with:
*{{flagicon|USA}} ], United States<ref>{{cite web|title=Sister Cities|url=https://www.dixongov.com/departments/commissions-associations-boards/sister-cities-association/sister-cities.html|website=dixongov.com|publisher=City of Dixon Illinois|access-date=2020-12-31|archive-date=26 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126042905/https://www.dixongov.com/departments/commissions-associations-boards/sister-cities-association/sister-cities.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* ''']''', ]
*{{flagicon|GER}} ], Germany<ref>{{cite web|title=20th anniversary of Castlebar twinning with German town to be marked|url=https://www.con-telegraph.ie/2020/09/15/20th-anniversray-of-castlebar-twinning-with-german-town-to-be-marked/|website=con-telegraph.ie|publisher=The Connaught Telegraph|date=2020-09-15|access-date=2020-12-31|archive-date=18 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918192959/https://www.con-telegraph.ie/2020/09/15/20th-anniversray-of-castlebar-twinning-with-german-town-to-be-marked/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* ''']''', ]
*{{flagicon|USA}} ], United States<ref>{{cite web|title=Featured Irish Cities In the Valley: Peekskill|url=https://hvmag.com/life-style/featured-irish-cities-in-the-valley-peekskill/|website=hvmag.com|publisher=Hudson Valley Magazine|date=2015-03-05|access-date=2020-12-31|archive-date=18 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210318164340/https://hvmag.com/life-style/featured-irish-cities-in-the-valley-peekskill/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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* Lannagh Road,Castlebar.
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Castlebar is also twinned with Dixon Illinois home town of Ronald Reagan


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Town in County Mayo, Ireland

Town in Connacht, Ireland
Castlebar Caisleán an Bharraigh
Town
A montage of Castlebar. From top: The Mall, Market Street, Lough Lannagh Bridge viewing towards Croagh Patrick.
Coat of arms of CastlebarCoat of arms
Motto(s): Ar Aghaidh
(Meaning: Forward)
Castlebar is located in IrelandCastlebarCastlebarLocation in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°51′39″N 9°17′56″W / 53.8608°N 9.29880°W / 53.8608; -9.29880
CountryIreland
ProvinceConnacht
CountyCounty Mayo
Founded1235
Incorporated1613
Elevation49 m (161 ft)
Population13,054
Time zoneUTC±0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (IST)
Eircode routing keyF23
Telephone area code+353(0)94
Irish Grid ReferenceM146905
Websitewww.castlebar.ie

Castlebar (Irish: Caisleán an Bharraigh, meaning 'Barry's Castle') is the county town of County Mayo, Ireland. Developing around a 13th-century castle of the de Barry family, from which the town got its name, the town now acts as a social and economic focal point for the surrounding hinterland. With a population of 13,054 in the 2022 census (up from 7,648 in the 1991 census), Castlebar was one of the fastest growing towns in Ireland in the early 21st century.

A campus of Atlantic Technological University and the Country Life section of the National Museum are two important facilities in the area. The town is linked by railway to Dublin, Westport and Ballina. The main route by road is the N5.

History

Print depicting the "Castlebar Races" of 1798
Castlebar, circa 1880

The modern town grew up as a settlement around the de Barry castle, which was built by a Norman adventurer in 1235 and was later the site of an English garrison. The castle was located at the end of Castle Street, where the town river is thought to have originally flowed.

The town was granted a charter of incorporation in 1613 by James I of England. Under the charter the town had a portreeve (mayor) and a fifteen-member corporation and was entitled to elect two members to the Parliament of Ireland. The Linen Hall, established as a clearing house for local linen materials, was completed in 1790.

Armed conflict has been the centrepiece of the town's historical heritage. French forces under the command of General Jean Humbert aided in a rout of the British garrison in the town during the failed Irish Rebellion of 1798, which was so comprehensive it would later be known as "The Races of Castlebar". A short-lived provisional Irish Republic had been declared upon General Humbert's arrival at Killala. Following the victory at Castlebar John Moore, head of the Mayo United Irishmen and the brother of a local landowner, was declared president of the Province of Connacht. His remains are today interred in a corner of the town green, known as the Mall, previously the cricket grounds of Lord Lucan, whose family (the Binghams) have owned and still own large tracts of the town and county.

Castlebar Military Barracks was established in 1834: it was finally closed in March 2012 and the buildings and grounds have been purchased by the local town and county councils.

The Irish National Land League was founded by Michael Davitt, of Straide in County Mayo, at the Imperial Hotel in Castlebar on 21 October 1879.

Coat of arms

The name of the town comes from the castle built in about 1235 (see above). This castle is depicted as part of the town's coat of arms, with two yew trees on either side because Castlebar is the county town of Mayo (Irish: Maigh Eo, meaning 'plain of the yew trees'). The crosses represent the parish of Aglish (the official name of the parish of Castlebar). The 1798 'Races of Castlebar' is commemorated by pikes. Underneath are the words 'Ar Aghaidh', meaning 'forward'.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18215,404—    
18316,373+17.9%
18415,137−19.4%
18514,016−21.8%
18613,022−24.8%
18713,571+18.2%
18813,855+8.0%
18913,558−7.7%
19013,585+0.8%
19113,698+3.2%
19264,266+15.4%
19364,826+13.1%
19464,951+2.6%
19515,288+6.8%
19565,321+0.6%
19615,852+10.0%
19666,292+7.5%
19716,476+2.9%
19817,423+14.6%
19867,645+3.0%
19917,648+0.0%
19968,532+11.6%
200211,371+33.3%
200611,891+4.6%
201112,318+3.6%
201612,068−2.0%
202213,054+8.2%

Castlebar expanded rapidly during the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. Castlebar's population grew in the late 1990s, rising by one-third in the six years between the 1996 and 2002 census. According to the 2016 census, the population stood at 12,068, a threefold increase in the 90 years since 1926, when the population was 4,256.

Culture

Aerial view of Castlebar

Castlebar is the location for important festivals and traditions, among which is the International Four Days' Walk. A well-established blues music festival in venues across the town took place for many years on the weekend before the first Monday in June, but has not taken place since 2011. During the 1970s and 1980s the town hosted the International Castlebar Song Contest which was televised nationally on RTÉ. The Museum of Country Life is located on the outskirts of Castlebar, and is the only branch of the National Museum of Ireland located outside Dublin.

Castlebar is home to the Linenhall Arts Centre, which exhibits visual art throughout the year, as well as hosting live drama and music performances. The Royal Theatre and Event Centre has capacity of 2,200 people fully seated or 4,000 people standing. hosts larger-scale productions and popular music concerts.

There are Roman Catholic, Church of Ireland (Anglican), Elim Pentecostal, and evangelical (Calvary Church Castlebar) churches in the town. A mosque was opened in October 2023.

One of the oldest pubs in Castlebar is John McHale's pub, located on New Line. The pub is known for its sale of a Meejum of Guinness, which is slightly less than a pint. It once had 'the best pint of Guinness in Ireland' according to a national tabloid.

Economy

Museum of Country Life
Former Linen Hall, Castlebar

Castlebar is home to the health care company Baxter Healthcare and manufacturer Fort Wayne Metals.

Transport

Road

Castlebar is served by the N5 national primary road and the N60 and N84 national secondary roads. In 1990 a relief road was built around Castlebar, removing through traffic on the N5 from the main street. This road is a basic two-lane road. It suffers from chronic congestion, particularly in the summer months when thousands of tourists have to negotiate the bottleneck en route to neighbouring Westport and Achill Island. A bypass of Castlebar of dual-carriageway standard was approved by An Bórd Pleanala in July 2014, and construction began in late 2019. It was completed in 2023.

Rail

Castlebar railway station is a station on the Dublin to Westport service. Passengers can travel to Ballina and Foxford by travelling to Manulla Junction and changing trains

The station opened on 17 December 1862.

Old airport

Castlebar used to have a commercial airport; the site where it once stood is now occupied by Castlebar Retail Park. The airport's IATA code was CLB and its ICAO code was EICB.

Education

Atlantic TU campus in Castlebar

In addition to a number of national (primary) schools, Castlebar's secondary schools include St Gerald's College (a De La Salle boys school), St Joseph's Secondary School (a girls school), and Davitt College (a mixed vocational school).

Third level and further education colleges in the town include Atlantic TU's Mayo campus (formerly Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology), the Mayo, Sligo & Leitrim Education and Training Board, and Castlebar College of Further Education.

Sport

GAA

MacHale Park

The local Gaelic football and hurling team is the Castlebar Mitchels GAA club. Throughout its history, the club has won over 30 Mayo Senior Football Championship titles and two Mayo Senior Hurling Championship titles. The club reached the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship final in 2014 and 2016. Other nearby GAA clubs include Breaffy GAA, Parke GAA, Islandeady GAA and Ballyvary Hurling Club.

MacHale Park in Castlebar is one of the larger GAA grounds in Ireland, with a capacity of approximately 28,000. In the early 21st century, the Mayo county board oversaw the building of a new stand with dressing rooms and offices underneath.

Soccer

Local soccer teams include Castlebar Celtic F.C., which was established in 1924. As of 2014, it had a team playing in the Mayo Super League and a senior women's side playing in the Continental Women's National League. There is also a youth program which provides teams from under 10s to under 18s for boys and under 14 to under 17 for girls, as well as an under 8 academy. They play their home games in Celtic Park, in the centre of the town. Castlebar Town FC were formed in the 1970s (as Castlebar United) as an alternative to Celtic. Other local teams include Snugboro United, Ballyheane FC, Manulla FC and Ballyvary Blue Bombers.

Rugby

Castlebar RFC, a rugby union club and one of the original founding members of the Connacht branch of the IRFU in 1885, reformed 1928 and again revived in the 1970s. Its grounds are located at Cloondeash on the outskirts of the town, with two pitches and a club house. The club, which plays in a navy and light blue strip, participates in provincial (Connacht Junior League Div.1B) and national league competitions. Castlebar won the Cawley Cup in 2009 and reached the final in 2017. The ladies team, which was formed in 2012, won the Connacht Development League Final in November 2013.

Other sports

There is an 18-hole golf club in the town, as well as athletics, basketball, racquetball, tennis and other clubs. The council provides an indoor heated swimming pool and there are numerous gyms.

There are also several martial arts clubs in the area, and Castlebar hosted the WOMAA World Martial Games in both 2007 and 2008.

Notable people

See also: Category:People from Castlebar and List of Mayo people
Enda Kenny, former Taoiseach (2011–2017)

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Republic of Ireland

Castlebar is twinned with:

See also

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