Editing Castlebar (section)

{{short description|Town in County Mayo, Ireland}}
{{Use Hiberno-English|date=October 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
|settlement_type        = Town
|name                   = Castlebar
|native_name            = {{lang|ga|Caisleán an Bharraigh}}
|native_name_lang       = ga
|image_skyline =
{{Photomontage
| photo1a = The_Mall_Castlebar.jpg
| photo2a = Market_Street_Castlebar.jpg
| photo2b = Mayo_Peace_Park_Castlebar_Ireland.jpg
| photo4a = Sculpture in Market Square, Castlebar - geograph.org.uk - 5220706.jpg
| position = center
| color = white
| border = 2
}}
|image_caption          = A montage of Castlebar. From top: {{ubl|The Mall|Market Street|The Peace Park|The Pikes Sculpture (dedicated to the [[Races of Castlebar]]) at Market Square)}}
|image_shield           = Castlebar Coat of Arms.png
|shield_size            = 100px
|motto = Ar Aghaidh<br/>(Meaning: ''Forward'')
|pushpin_map            = Ireland
|pushpin_label_position = right
|pushpin_map_caption    = Location in Ireland
|coordinates            = {{coord|53.8608|-9.29880|dim:100000_region:IE|display=inline,title}}
|blank_name_sec1        = Irish Grid Reference
|blank_info_sec1        = {{iem4ibx|M146905}}
|population_as_of       = [[2022 census of Ireland|2022]]
|population             = 13054
|population_footnotes   = <ref name="cityPop">{{cite web | url = https://citypopulation.de/en/ireland/towns/mayo/29327__castlebar/ | website = citypopulation.de | title = Castlebar (Ireland) Agglomeration | access-date = 1 July 2023 }}</ref>
|subdivision_type       = Country
|subdivision_name       = Ireland
|subdivision_type1      = [[Provinces of Ireland|Province]]
|subdivision_name1      = [[Connacht]]
|subdivision_type2      = [[Counties of Ireland|County]]
|subdivision_name2      = [[County Mayo]]
| established_title       = Founded
| established_date        = 1235
| established_title1      = Incorporated
| established_date1       = 1613
|unit_pref              = Metric
|elevation_m            = 49
|website                = {{URL|www.castlebar.ie}}
| area_code_type = [[Telephone numbers in the Republic of Ireland|Telephone area code]]
| area_code = +353(0)94
| postal_code_type        =[[Eircode]] routing key
| postal_code             =F23
|timezone                = [[Western European Time|WET]]
|utc_offset              = ±0
|timezone_DST            = [[Irish Standard Time|IST]]
|utc_offset_DST          = +1
}}
'''Castlebar''' ({{Irish place name|Caisleán an Bharraigh|Barry's Castle}}) is the [[county town]] of [[County Mayo]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. Developing around a 13th-century castle of the [[de Barry family|de Barry]] family, from which the town got its name, the town now acts as a social and economic focal point for the surrounding hinterland.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.mayo.ie/getmedia/b7373cd9-986e-4c88-a5fe-9f399c74dc92/1-Document1,29386,en.pdf | publisher = Mayo County Council | website = mayo.ie | title = Castlebar And Environs Development Plan 2008-2014 | accessdate = 29 June 2022 }}</ref> With a population of 13,054 in the [[2022 census of Ireland|2022 census]] (up from 7,648 in the 1991 census),<ref name="cityPop"/> Castlebar was one of the fastest growing towns in Ireland in the early 21st century.<ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.irishtimes.com/news/booming-castlebar-grows-and-grows-1.267654 | publisher = Irish Times | website = The Irish Times | title = Booming Castlebar grows and grows | date = 8 January 2001 | accessdate = 29 June 2022 | quote = Castlebar is now the second fastest growing town in the State }}</ref>

A campus of [[Atlantic Technological University]] and the [[National Museum of Ireland – Country Life|Country Life section of the National Museum]] are two important facilities in the area. The town is [[rail transport in Ireland|linked by railway]] to [[Dublin]], [[Westport, County Mayo|Westport]] and [[Ballina, County Mayo|Ballina]]. The main route by road is the [[N5 road (Ireland)|N5]].