Castlebar

The county town of County Mayo in western Ireland, Castlebar has a café and restaurant scene that punches above its weight for a modest town. A river runs through the centre, and the surrounding countryside — including nearby mountains — holds most of the area's points of interest, so a car is useful. The Country Life section of the National Museum is based here, and the town traces its origins to a 13th-century castle of the de Barry family.

• Population12,874
• Nearest water from center 0.5 km0.3 mi
• Nearest mountain from center 5.1 km3.2 mi