How to telephone Castlebar from abroad.
Telephoning Castlebar (or anywhere in Ireland) is simple once you have the following four pieces of information:
1. THE INTERNATIONAL ACCESS CODE.This varies from country to country. You'll find a list of commonly used codes below. Otherwise call the operator of the country you're in and ask for the International Access Code from that country. (Ireland's own International access code is 00, by the way in case you ever need to make an international call from Ireland at any stage.) 2. THE NATIONAL CODE FOR IRELAND. No matter what country you are calling from (except the U.K.: see below) this will always be 353. 3. THE AREA CODE. You probably already know the Area Code of the number you're calling in Ireland (for example Dublin is 01, Castlebar is 094, etc.) but you must remember to delete the initial '0' of the Area Code when dialling direct. If you don't know the Area Code ring the International operator or check here below where we've listed a few Irish towns. 4. THE NUMBER YOU REQUIRE. Having dialled the International, National and Area Codes, you then dial the local number required. These range from 5 digit to 7 digit numbers depending on the part of the country.
HERE ARE A FEW TYPICAL EXAMPLES:
Example 1:
To call Castlebar (094) 26524 from America.You dial: 0113539426524 made up as follows:
International Access Code
Country Code
Area Code
Number Required
011
353
94
26524
Example 2:
To call Dublin (01) 714444 from Spain.07
353
1
714444
Example 3:
To call Cork (021) 966444 from Australia.0011
353
21
966444
Dialling from the UK: To call Dublin from any part of the U.K., including Northern Ireland, dial 0001. No other prefix is required. So to call Dublin 714444 from anywhere in the U.K you should dial 0001 714444.
To call any other part of Ireland (i.e. except Dublin) from anywhere in the U.K dial 010 353 and delete any initial 0 from the Irish Area Code. So, for example, to call Castlebar 094 26524 from anywhere in the U.K., you should dial 010 353 94 26524.
Some International Access Codes
(this is the '+' you often see before the 353 code for Ireland)
Australia
0011
Austria
00
Belgium
*00
Canada
011
Cyprus
00
Denmark
009
Finland
990
France
*19
Germany
00
Italy
00
Japan
001
Luxembourg
00
Netherlands
*09
New Zealand
00
Norway
095
Portugal
07
Spain
*07
Sweden
*009
Switzerland
00
Turkey
99
United Kingdom
U.S.A.
011
*When you dial the international access code wait for another dial tone before proceeding.
Some Irish Area Codes
Athlone
0902
Ballina
096
Ballinasloe
0905
Ballyhaunis
0907
Bantry
023
Birr
0509
Boyle
079
Carlow
0503
Castlebar
094
Castlerea
0907
Claremorris
094
Cork
021
Dublin
01
Edenderry
0405
Ennis
065
Galway
091
Limerick
061
Louth
042
Mullingar
044
Navan
046
Portlaoise
0502
Roscommon
0903
Sligo
071
Tralee
066
Tuam
093
Tullamore
0506
Waterford
051
Westport
098
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