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'{{about|the village of Ballycastle, County Mayo|the town in Country Antrim|Ballycastle, County Antrim}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}} {{Use Irish English|date=July 2015}} {{Infobox settlement |name = Ballycastle |native_name = {{pad top italic|Baile an Chaisil}} |native_name_lang = gle |settlement_type = Village |image_skyline = Ballycastle CtyMayo IRE.jpg |image_caption = The [[R314 road (Ireland)|R314 road]] passing through Ballycastle |pushpin_map = Ireland |pushpin_label_position = left |pushpin_map_caption = Location in Ireland |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] |subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Ireland|Province]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Connacht]] |subdivision_type3 = [[Counties of Ireland|County]] |subdivision_name3 = [[County Mayo]] |established_title = |established_date = |unit_pref = Metric |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = |population_as_of = 2016 |population_footnotes = <ref name="cso2016">{{cite web|url=http://census.cso.ie/sapmap2016/Results.aspx?Geog_Type=ST2016&Geog_Code=221A5A8F-55BD-4A05-9C68-4F2F4BD542DB|title=Census 2016 Sapmap Area: Settlements Ballycastle|publisher=Central Statistics Office|access-date=2018-03-23}}</ref> |population_total = |population = 219 |population_density_km2 = auto |timezone1 = [[West European Time|WET]] |utc_offset1 = +0 |timezone1_DST = [[Irish Standard Time|IST]] ([[Western European Summer Time|WEST]]) |utc_offset1_DST = -1 |coordinates = {{coord|54.2797|-9.3725|dim:1000_region:IE|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = 78 |blank_name = [[Irish grid reference system|Irish Grid Reference]] |blank_info = {{iem4ibx|G104378}} |website = |footnotes = }} '''Ballycastle''' ({{Irish place name|Baile an Chaisil|town of the fort}})<ref name=logainm>{{cite web | url = https://www.logainm.ie/en/1412311 | title = Baile an Chaisil/Ballycastle | work = Placenames Database of Ireland | publisher = [[Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht|Government of Ireland - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht]] and [[Dublin City University]] | access-date = 6 July 2018}}</ref> is a village in [[County Mayo]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]], situated northwest from [[Ballina, County Mayo|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 Bay|Broadhaven]], to the east lies Killala Bay while to the south are the towns of Ballina and [[Crossmolina]].Niamh Fox and Grainne Kelly are known to be from here. LIVE LAUGH LOVE IS BALLYCASTLES MOTO. ==History== [[File:Bunatrahir Bay.jpg|thumb|Bay look out at DownPartick Head]] The [[Céide Fields]], approximately 7&nbsp;km north of Ballycastle, was where the first settlers began to farm the slopes of the Behy/Glenurla hillside, over 5000 years ago. The parish of Ballycastle is a combination of the two ancient parishes of Kilbride and Doonfeeney. The name Ballycastle was in use as early as 1470 and was referred to as a parish in the Catholic directory of 1836.<ref>[http://www.causewaycoastalroute.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=52&Itemid=55 Ballycastle Website.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219082610/http://www.causewaycoastalroute.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=52&Itemid=55 |date=19 February 2012 }} Causeway Coastal Route. Accessed 12 March 2012.</ref> Notable people from Ballycastle include the [[Gaelic football]]er [[Tommy Langan]] who won two [[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]]s for [[Mayo GAA|Mayo]] and was named on the [[Football Team of the Millennium]].<ref>[http://www.mayo-ireland.ie/Mayo/Towns/BallyC/BallyC.htm Ballycastle in County Mayo in the West of Ireland]. mayo.ireland.ie. Accessed 12 March 2012.</ref> ==Transport== Ballycastle lies at the junction of the [[R314 road (Ireland)|R314]] and [[R315 road (Ireland)|R315]] regional roads. [[Bus Éireann]] route 445 serves Ballycastle on weekdays to Ballina via [[Killala]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Commuter, Rural & Local Services – Mayo | url = https://www.buseireann.ie/inner.php?id=245#Mayo | publisher = [[Bus Éireann]] | access-date = 11 August 2020}}</ref> ==Events== Ballycastle is host to Healyfest, a music event which takes place in a pub in the village on each [[August Holiday|August Bank Holiday]].<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.independent.ie/business/irish/all-change-as-pub-drops-bitcoin-30625660.html | publisher = Independent News & Media | website = independent.ie | title = All change as pub drops Bitcoin | date = 30 September 2014 | access-date = 10 August 2020 }}</ref> ==See also== * [[List of towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland|List of towns and villages in Ireland]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.goldenlangan.com/ Family History in Ballycastle] {{County Mayo}} [[Category:Towns and villages in County Mayo]]'