Ballycastle
Baile an Chaisil | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 54°16′47″N 9°22′21″W / 54.2797°N 9.3725°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Connacht |
County | County Mayo |
Elevation | 78 m (256 ft) |
Population | 219 |
Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Irish Grid Reference | G104378 |
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.