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Castlebar, Co. Mayo, IrelandIf you live in Castlebar, Co.Mayo, you already know that it's a fast growing town with a population approaching 10,000 people and that it's in one of the most peripheral areas of Europe way out west on the Atlantic seaboard of Ireland - next stop USA. These pages are intended to give an idea of what's going on in Castlebar as we head towards the end of the Millennium. Things to do, where to shop, where to stay, what's on in the cinema, what the local schools are up to, parish newsletter, walking, angling, night clubs, etc........ Castlebar and the Information Age - Castlebar has made a date with the future - Castlebar is short-listed for Telecoms Information Age Town competition. Read all about Castlebar's bid to be the Information Age Town in Ireland.Stop PressD-Day was Monday 25th August when the Telecom Judging Panel arrived in Castlebar to assess the town's submission in the final decision making process. Thanks to everyone for a great day.Keep those messages of support coming in.What You Can DoCurrent Update Sunday 31st August 1997
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- The Castlebar 'Yeller' Pages
The ultimate categorisation of 600+ Castlebar businesses, shops, factories, health facilities, transport, etc., etc.- Street by Street - go Windows Shopping!
600+ Listings courtesy of Castlebar Chamber of Commerce -- E-mail Castlebar's Chamber of Commerce
Castlebar Old and New
- A map of central Castlebar as it is today in 1997
- View or Download a map of Castlebar as it was in the early 1900s
Leisure and Sports
- Film
- The Arts
- Music
- Music in Castlebar
- - pop to classical, dance to blues, traditional to hip hop, pubs, concerts, discos, radio, record shops
- Test Real Audio Broadcast - Trad-on-Line
- CRC fm
- Writing and Literature
- The Chip and the Writer: a short piece from Michael Mullen, Castlebar's most prolific author, which was included in Castlebar's CIAT submission.
- Mayo's Writer in Residence, is Vincent Woods, poet, playwright and ex-journalist. Vincent works in multimedia, using music and visual arts to enhance the written word (At The Black Pig's Dyke).
- Golf
- Castlebar Golf Club, Milebush - Tel: 094 21649
- Three Oaks, Par 3 Golf Course, Aughaluskey - Tel: 094 23056
- Classic Driving Range, Dublin Road
- Driving Range, Turlough Road
- Bowling, GoKarting, Cinema, Dancing, Cabaret, etc.
- Castlebar Tennis Club
- Castlebar Racquetball Club
- Team Sports - contributions welcome from Castlebar Club PRs/Secretaries
- Swimming - Castlebar Swimming Club
- Gaelic Football - McHale Park
- An Sportlann Complex and Gaelic Pitch
- Basketball - De La Salle Sports Hall
- Castlebar Rugby Football Club
- Soccer
- Rivers and Lakes
- We're Walking... We're Walking -
Come to Castlebar's famous- International Four Day Walks Festival
Community Interest
- Parish
- CRC fm NOW Project
- Mayo Alert Ltd. - a unique high tech alert system providing independence for the elderly or frail
- Voluntary Groups
- Mayo Centre for Independent Living
Media
- Radio
- CRC fm
- MWR FM
- Radio na Gaeltachta
- Newspapers
- Connaught Telegraph
Education and Training
- National Primary Schools
- St. Patrick's Boys National School
- Carnacon Primary School
- St Angela's Girls National School
- Scoil Raifteirí
- Secondary Schools
- Third Level
- Training / Adult Education courses to take in Castlebar
- 21st Century Computer Courses
- AKAD - Autocad Training Centre, General Computer Courses
- VEC - Adult Education Programme
Health
- Mayo General Hospital
- See Our Health Services Directory
- Castlebar Hospitals' Chaplaincy
- Cat Scan Appeal
- Department of Health
Places to stay when in Castlebar
Events
- Castlebar Four Day Walks Festival
- Heineken Blues Festival (Whit Weekend)
- Heritage Day
- Festival of the Senses Bank holiday Weekend 24-27 October 1997
- May Fly Season on Lough Mask and Conn (Late May / Early June)
Local Government
Environment
- Doon Archaeological Nature Peninsula
- Environment - Lough Conn and Lough Mask Task Force site
- The Castlebar River - A good news environmental story
- EPA Castlebar, Water Quality Information
Agriculture
- General Agricultural Background
- Country Markets
- Agricultural advisors - Teagasc, Davitt House,
Philip Farrelly & Co, Church Street- Farm Development Service, Davitt House.
- Irish Farmers' Association. Ellison Street, Tel: 094-23489
- NCF - North Connacht Farmers' Coop, - Stores off Moneen Road, Springfield.
Other Castlebar and Mayo Sites
- Michael Hambly's Mayo on the Move
- Westport's ANU Site
- Mayo Editorial Services
- Curly Dav's Unofficial Personal Site!
- Send us your favourite Castlebar/Mayo Web site
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