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Castlebar

British  
/ ˌkɑːsəlˈbɑː /

noun

  1. the county town of Co Mayo, Republic of Ireland; site of the battle (1798) between the French and British known as Castlebar Races. Pop: 11 371 (2002)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He was given a 17-month suspended sentence at Castlebar Circuit Court in Mayo on Wednesday after he pleaded guilty to careless driving causing death.

From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2025

She’d taken the train in that morning from Castlebar, a town on the other side of Ireland where she lives with her husband, John Prasifka.

From New York Times ● Aug. 28, 2021

Then he worked at the County Hospital in Castlebar, Mayo’s largest town.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2018

Michael’s father was a newspaper owner in Castlebar, County Mayo, but became bankrupt and had to sell the family valuables.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 27, 2016

"Yes, sir; 't was the day but one after the French landed; and the British Grenadiers that you were talking of was running away towards Castlebar."

From Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I by Charles James Lever

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