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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)

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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

The day after the supper in Castlebar, Rooney and I took the train to Dublin, where she lives.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 31, 2018

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

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 31, 2018

There were some 300 at a meeting in Castlebar, Co Mayo on 22 April, at which the referendum was described as a “defining moment for our society”.

From The Guardian • May 13, 2018

Burrishoole Abbey and Aughnagower Tower, with the splendid Round Tower of Turlough, are within easy distance, the last a brisk hour's walk from Castlebar.

From Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule by Buckley, Robert John

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