Castlebar

British

/ ˌkɑːsəlˈbɑː /

noun

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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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

Diversions will be in place on the Westport side of Castlebar Town from 12:00 local time to 17:00 and there will be restrictions on the N17 between Charlestown and Claremorris and the N5 between Charlestown and Castlebar.

From BBC

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

The first year sports management student would normally fly home to Castlebar in County Mayo, Ireland, to see them, as well as his four siblings.

From BBC

We were in Castlebar, County Mayo, at the home of Rooney’s mother, Marie Farrell.

From The New Yorker

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