Castlebar

/ 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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In times long ago there was a poor widow living near Castlebar, in the County Mayo.

One day when the Budeach was about fifteen years of age his mother went to Castlebar.

The last-named place is famous for its round tower and that invasion of the French in '98, which led to "Castlebar Races."

A small French force under Humbert afterwards landed, and at Castlebar put the militia to shameful flight.

It includes the wide undulating plain that extends from Manulla Junction to Castlebar.

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