Races of Castlebar Festival
The Races of Castlebar Festival

A Festival of Music & History
3rd-6th May

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2024 Schedule

Join us for our Final Event tomorrow at 3PM

The Four Prisons of Castlebar A walk through the history of Imprisonment, Capital Punishment & Transportation in Castlebar 1700-1919. Guided Walk with Dr Michael O’Connor.
Meeting at Parsons, Ellison Street, Castlebar – (Age 15+). Finish at TF Royal Hotel (Estimated length 60-90 mins).

Our Location​
Castlebar, Co. Mayo
Get in Touch
castlebar1798festival@gmail.com

Proudly sponsored by

Mayo.ie Main Festival Sponsor Logo
Leisure Complex @ Lough Lannagh
Hastings Insurance
Master Carpets & Flooring Castlebar
Tolsters Bar Spencer Street
Tolster’s Bar Spencer Street
TF Royal Hotel and Theatre
TF Royal Hotel and Theatre
First Choice Credit Union Castlebar
First Choice Credit Union
Moran's Pharmacy Castlebar
Moran’s Pharmacy Castlebar
Shaw Commercials Castlebar
Shaw Commercials Castlebar
DNG Cyril Burke
DNG Cyril Burke
Breaffy House Resort
Breaffy House Resort
Mayo Movie World & Leisure Point
Mayo Movie World & Leisure Point
Albany Home Decor Castlebar
Albany Home Decor Castlebar
Carra Catering Belcarra Castlebar Mayo
Carra Catering Belcarra Castlebar Mayo
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A History of the Battle of Castlebar

Strength in Numbers​

The Battle of Castlebar occurred on 27 August 1798 near the town of Castlebar, County Mayo, during the Irish Rising of that year. A combined force of 2,000 French troops and Irish patriots routed a combined force of 6,000-strong British and Protestant loyalist militia troops led by Gerard Lake, 1st Viscount Lake in what would later become known as the “Castlebar Races” or “Races of Castlebar”.

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A Weekend of Entertainment

Events run from the 3rd to the 6th of May

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The Castlebar Races - Battle of Castlebar

A Huge Thanks you to all our contributors!

Mindspace Mayo
Mayo Mental Health Association
Castlebar Lions Club
Castlebar Lions Club
Mayo County Council Logo
Mayo County Council
Castlebar Community Men's Shed
Castlebar Community Men’s Shed
FC Cloherty Chartered Surveyors
FC Cloherty Chartered Surveyors
UNIT7 Menswear Online Castlebar
Unit7 Menswear Online
Blue Property
Blue Property Sales and Rentals
Cox's Restaurant Castlebar
Cox’s Restaurant Castlebar
Rockys Bar Castlebar
Rockys Bar Castlebar
Bungalow Bar Bridge Street
Bungalow Bar Bridge Street
Lekanvy Clothing Co.
Lekanvy Clothing Co.
Castlebar Chamber of Commerce Large TP (720 x 300 px)
Castlebar Chamber of Commerce
Mangan & Co Accountants
Mangan & Co Accountants
Horkans garden & Lifestyle
Horkans Garden & Lifestyle
Bambury & Company Solicitors
Bambury & Company Solicitors
Devaney Electrical LTD
Devaney Electrical LTD
Paddy McGovern Taxi Castlebar Logo
Paddy McGovern Taxi Castlebar
Seamus Canning Taxi Castlebar Logo
Seamus Canning Taxi Castlebar
KGSS Chartered Geomatic Surveyors
KGSS Chartered Geomatic Surveyors
TH Contractors LTD
TH Contractors LTD
The Castle Book Shop
The Castle Book Shop
Kelly's Barbers Castlebar - The Barber Rooms
Kelly’s Barbers Castlebar – The Barber Rooms
Coady's Bar Castlebar
Coady’s Bar Castlebar
Everest Restaurant Castlebar
Everest Restaurant Castlebar
Mick Byrnes Pub Castlebar
Mick Byrnes Pub Castlebar
Flynn's Bar Rush Street Castlebar
Flynn’s Bar Rush Street Castlebar
Alan Dillon TD
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Daly Real Estate
Daly Real Estate
Cadden's Bar One Castlebar
Cadden’s Bar One Castlebar
Albany Home Decor Castlebar
Albany Home Decor Castlebar
Calmar Construction
Calmar Construction
McHale Marine
McHale Marine
Taste of the Ocean Food Truck
Taste of the Ocean Food Truck
GRIT KITCHEN Vegan Food Truck
GRIT KITCHEN Vegan Food Truck
Prendergast's Bar Castle Street
Prendergast’s Bar Castle Street
The Dining Room Bistro
The Dining Room Bistro
O Malley & Company Chartered Accountants
O Malley & Company Chartered Accountants
Bike World Castlebar
Bike World Castlebar
McGrath Waste Management
McGrath Waste Management
Vaughan Shoes Castlebar
Vaughan Shoes Castlebar
The Harp Bar Rush Street
The Harp Bar Rush Streetv
MVS Construction
MVS Construction
Carson Electrical
Carson Electrical
Frank Baynes Angling & Fishing
Michael & Caroline O’Connor Heritage
Al Muretto Italian Restaurant Castlebar
Carolans Butchers Castlebar Mayo
Buckos Bar Linenhall Street
Buckos Bar Linenhall Street
Socialwise Digital - Web Hosting & E-Commerce
Socialwise Digital – Web Hosting & E-Commerce
Colourtrend-Paints
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PMG-Consult-Mayo
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The-Ivy-Tower-Hotel-Castlebar-Mayo
The-Ivy-Tower-Hotel-Castlebar-Mayo
AIB-Main-Street-Castlebar
AIB-Main-Street-Castlebar
Cathal-Duffy-Motors-Castlebar
Cathal-Duffy-Motors-Castlebar
Mill Lane restaurant Castlebar
Mill Lane restaurant Castlebar
Order of Malta Castlebar Unit
Order of Malta Castlebar Unit
Scrineys XL Lower Charles Street
Scrineys XL Lower Charles Street
Lauras XL Hopkins Road
Lauras XL Hopkins Road

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Castlebar 1798 Memorial
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Battle of Castlebar 1798 Memorial
The Mall Castlebar County Mayo
The Mall Castlebar County Mayo
Castlebar Church
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Midwest Radio Interview
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Patrick Fahey’s Castlebar Flags Flying
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The Humbert 1798 Festival Castlebar
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Battle of Castlebar 1798 Memorial
The Mall Castlebar County Mayo
Castlebar Church
The Ivy Tower Hotel
Castlebar 1798 Festival of Music & History
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Patrick Faheys Castlebar Flags Flying
The Humbert 1798 Festival Castlebar
Castlebar 1798 Festival

A Weekend of Music and History

Commemoration

Join us at one of our events to mark the historical importance of the Battle of Castlebar

Family Fun

Get involved at one of our family friendly events over the course of the weekend.

Music & Events

We have a number of events running over the weekend in local pubs and larger events at the Mall and the TF Royal Theatre

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