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- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Matthew Chadwick, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
- N Chadwick, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Eirambler, Wikimedia Commons
- John D. Reigh, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
- Connaught Telegraph; individual photographer not named, www.con-telegraph.ie
Castlebar Post OfficePost office · 735 ydExplorer Tom Castlebar Post Office is locked in an eternal feud with the rain, which always wins. It was built by a guy who liked…
Christ Church (Castlebar or Aglish)Church/chapel · 758 ydExplorer Tom Christ Church in Knockaphunta has what the rabbits think about it: they use it as a very fancy toilet. It’s got Greek…
Burleigh HouseHouse · 784 ydExplorer Tom Burleigh House in Castlebar has a name that probably means ‘rich guy’s house’ in some lost language. It’s got a fancy…
park826 ydExplorer Tom Park in Knockaphunta is a tree-lined green that Earl Lucan gifted back in 1888 because he felt generous or bored…
Castlebar CourthouseCourt house · 861 ydExplorer Tom Castlebar Courthouse is still judging everyone from its prime spot on The Mall. It probably thinks the new buildings…
school893 ydExplorer Tom The school in Knockaphunta has a plaque on the front with two attempts at an inscription, which is just hilarious…
bank/financial institution902 ydExplorer Tom This Gorteendrunagh bank used to be a gaol, so it still thinks everyone is guilty of something. If it came to a party…
The Imperial HotelHouse · 904 ydExplorer Tom The Imperial Hotel in Gorteendrunagh thinks tourists from Dublin are all talk and no walk, so it pretends to be much…
The Linen HallVisitor information · 1228 ydExplorer Tom The Linen Hall sounds like somewhere they’d serve you tea out of a thimble, wouldn’t they? Imagine two local families…
MacHale ParkGAA ground · 1465 ydExplorer Tom MacHale Park in Castlebar is where Mayo football can turn a sensible afternoon into a countywide shouting contest. The…
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Battle of CastlebarMajor battlefield · 1493 ydExplorer Tom Battle of Castlebar in County Mayo is where a cow famously tried to buy its way out of trouble, or so the story goes.…
Páirc Josie Munnelly, Castlebar Mitchels HurlingGAA ground · 1707 ydMore things to do in County Mayo · All of County Mayo
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