25-456: Castlebar Courthouse is a judicial facility on The Mall in Castlebar , County Mayo , Ireland. The courthouse, which was designed by George Papworth in the neoclassical style and built in ashlar stone, was completed in 1822. It was rebuilt to a design by George Wilkinson in 1860. The design involved a symmetrical main frontage facing The Mall; there was a short flight of steps leading up to
50-528: 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
75-756: 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. 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
100-555: A large hexastyle portico with Doric order columns supporting a modillioned cornice and an entablature ; the portico was flanked by two bays on each side with the end bays, which were projected forward as pavilions , featuring Venetian windows on the first floor. The building was originally used as a facility for dispensing justice but, following the implementation of the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 , which established county councils in every county, it also became
125-518: A portion of the barracks back to the Defence Forces for the use of a reserve unit. The infantry barracks at Castlebar , which were built on the site of an old castle, were completed in 1834. The barracks became the home of the 3rd Battalion, the Connaught Rangers in the late 19th century and it was at Castlebar that the battalion was disbanded in 1901. A part of barracks was burnt down by
150-502: 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
175-407: Is now occupied by Castlebar Retail Park. The airport's IATA code was CLB and its ICAO code was EICB. 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
200-612: 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
225-457: 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
250-722: 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. Local soccer teams include Castlebar Celtic F.C. , which
275-576: The Irish Republican Army in spring 1922. Blocks E/F and J/K/L and the hospital were completely destroyed before the site was secured by the forces of the Irish Free State in summer 1922. On the night of 28 February 1957 the St. Patricks Boys National School building was burnt down, on 3 April 1957 the school was temporally relocated to blocks G and H of the barracks. A replacement school building
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#1733094250618300-514: The 1970s (as Castlebar United) as an alternative to Celtic. Other local teams include Snugboro United, Ballyheane FC, Manulla FC and Ballyvary Blue Bombers. 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
325-536: 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. 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
350-466: 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 . 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
375-485: The area, and Castlebar hosted the WOMAA World Martial Games in both 2007 and 2008. Castlebar is twinned with: Castlebar Military Barracks Castlebar Military Barracks , sometimes referred to as Mitchell Barracks , was a military installation at Rock Square in Castlebar , County Mayo in Ireland . The barracks was closed in 2012 and sold to Mayo County Council with an agreement to lease
400-452: 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
425-405: The meeting place for Mayo County Council . The county council moved to County Hall in 1989. By then the courthouse had fallen into a state of disrepair and, after an extensive programme of refurbishment works, it was re-opened in 2004. Castlebar Castlebar ( Irish : Caisleán an Bharraigh , meaning 'Barry's Castle') is the county town of County Mayo , Ireland . Developing around
450-559: 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. 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
475-597: 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
500-403: 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'. Castlebar expanded rapidly during
525-473: 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. Castlebar is home to the health care company Baxter Healthcare and manufacturer Fort Wayne Metals. Castlebar
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#1733094250618550-626: 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
575-511: Was approved by An Bórd Pleanala in July 2014, and construction began in late 2019. It was completed in 2023. 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. Castlebar used to have a commercial airport; the site where it once stood
600-578: 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. The name of the town comes from the castle built in about 1235 (see above). This castle is depicted as part of
625-599: 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
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