Ballycastle, County Mayo

Ballycastle
Baile an Chaisil
Village
The R314 road passing through Ballycastle
The R314 road passing through Ballycastle
Ballycastle is located in Ireland
Ballycastle
Ballycastle
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 54°16′47″N 9°22′21″W / 54.2797°N 9.3725°W / 54.2797; -9.3725
CountryIreland
ProvinceConnacht
CountyCounty Mayo
Elevation
78 m (256 ft)
Population219
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceG104378

Ballycastle (Irish: Baile an Chaisil, meaning 'town of the fort')[2] is a village in County Mayo, Ireland, situated northwest from Ballina, near Mayo's north coast. It lies on the edge of the Mayo Gaeltacht.

Ballycastle is situated on the coast of north County Mayo, with its northern boundary exposed to the Atlantic Ocean. To the west of the town are the Stags of Broadhaven, to the east lies Killala Bay while to the south are the towns of Ballina and Crossmolina.

  1. ^ "Census 2016 Sapmap Area: Settlements Ballycastle". Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 23 March 2018.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Baile an Chaisil/Ballycastle". Placenames Database of Ireland. Government of Ireland - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University. Retrieved 6 July 2018.