Castlegar

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  • Type: Village
  • Description: town in Connacht, Ireland
  • Also known as: “Castlegar (County Galway)” and “Castlegar, County Galway”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Ballindooley Castle and The Sportsground.

Castle
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Stadium
Photo: James Gallagher, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dexcom Stadium in , Ireland is the home of Connacht Rugby. is situated 3 km southwest of Castlegar.

Sports venue
Photo: Robert Bone, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ballybrit Race Track, also known as Galway Racecourse…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Doughiska and Menlo.

Suburb
Photo: Darrin Antrobus, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a townland and suburb of Galway City in , . is situated 3 km southeast of Castlegar.

Village
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Mionlach, commonly known by the anglicised name … is situated 3½ km west of Castlegar.

Photo: Massimo Telò, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the county town of on the west coast of Ireland.

Castlegar

Latitude
53.30191° or 53° 18′ 7″ north
Longitude
-9.01936° or 9° 1′ 10″ west
Elevation
16 metres (52 feet)
Open location code
9C5G8X2J+Q7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 13253054585
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
3312396
Wiki­data ID
Q4379716
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Irish—“Castlegar” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Castlegar”
  • Dutch: “Castlegar, County Galway”
  • Georgian: “კასლგარი”
  • Irish: “An Caislean gCearr”
  • Irish: “An Caisleán Gearr”

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Castlegar”.

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Ballindooly and Twomileditch.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Castlegar Castle and Ballindooly Lough.

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Worth a closer look: Galway and Tuam.

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