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Croagh Patrick
Ireland's holiest mountain at 764 metres, where St Patrick is said to have fasted for 40 days, with sweeping views over Clew Bay.
26 km · about 30 min drive
Connacht, Ireland · Europe
Castlebar is worth a stop: 30 minutes from Westport, 41km from Killary Harbour.
Castlebar is a town located in Connacht, Ireland. With a population of 12,874, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Castlebar sits in Ireland, where you drive on the left. It's in the Europe/Dublin time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Castlebar to your route.
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, Castlebar is now a social and economic focal point for the surrounding hinterland. With a population of 13,054Read more
in the 2022 census (up from 7,648 in the 1991 census), Castlebar was one of Ireland's fastest-growing towns 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.
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Castlebar is located in Connacht, Ireland, Europe. The coordinates are 53.8500 latitude, -9.3000 longitude.
Castlebar has a population of approximately 12,874 people, making it a town in Ireland.
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7 notable places within an hour's drive.
scenic viewpoint
Ireland's holiest mountain at 764 metres, where St Patrick is said to have fasted for 40 days, with sweeping views over Clew Bay.
26 km · about 30 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Brooding mountain pass on the R335 between Louisburgh and Delphi where dark Doo Lough fills the valley floor between Mweelrea and the Sheeffry Hills. A stone cross remembers the 1849 Famine death march along this road.
38 km · about 45 min drive
natural wonder
Ireland's only true fjord, a 16km glacial inlet flanked by mountains on the Galway-Mayo border.
41 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
Stunning Gothic castle on the shore of Kylemore Lough in Connemara, now home to Benedictine nuns with a Victorian walled garden.
50 km · about 60 min drive
national park
A wild expanse of bogs, heaths and the Twelve Bens mountains, with the Diamond Hill loop walk.
52 km · about 60 min drive
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A wave-battered headland near Ballycastle with the iconic Dún Briste sea stack standing isolated offshore.
53 km · about 60 min drive
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A quartzite peak in Connemara National Park whose looped trail rewards walkers with sweeping coast and mountain views.
53 km · about 60 min drive
April to October
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