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Battle of Castlebar
The Battle of Castlebar occurred on 27 August 1798 near the town of Castlebar, County Mayo, during the Irish Rising of that year. A combined force of 2,000 French troops and Irish patriots routed a force of 6,000 Protestant militia in what would later become known as the "Castlebar Races" or "Races of Castlebar".
Background.
The long-awaited French landing to assist the Irish revolution begun by Theobald Wolfe Tone's Society of United Irishmen had taken place five days earlier on 22 August
- 22 Sep: Arthur's Day celebrations. Main show in The Academy Dublin, surprise pub show in Sinnotts Bar
- 24 Sep: The Green Village Festival, Co. Westmeath
Winter tour 2011
- 5 Nov: The Academy, Dublin
- 8 Nov: Students Union Bar, NUI Maynooth, Co. Kildare
- 10 Nov: Ruby Room, Theatre Royal, Castlebar, Co. Mayo
- 11 Nov: Cyprus Avenue, Caroline Street, Cork
- 16 Nov: Students Union Bar, DCU, Glasnevin