In 1641 the castle was held for the parliament by Sir Henry
Bingham, but he was forced to surrender to Lord Mayo, and fell a victim,
with all his garrison, to the fury and treachery of the besiegers. The
massacre was afterwards avenged in 1653 by the execution of Sir Theobald
Burke (by that time Lord Mayo), who had been in command along with his
father at the siege. In 1798 the town was occupied for some weeks by
the French under General J.J. Humbert, who had defeated the English
under Luke Hutchison in a conflict which is jocularly styled the
"Castlebar Races." The town returned two members to the Irish parliament
until the Union. Four miles N.E. of Castlebar is Turlough, with a round
tower 70 ft. high and 57 ft. in circumference, and other remains.

CASTLECONNELL, a village of Co. Limerick, Ireland, on the left bank of
the Shannon, 8 m. N.E. of Limerick on the Great Southern & Western
railway. It possesses a spa which was once considerably frequented, but
is famous as a centre for the salmon fishing on the lower Shannon.
Castleconnell is so intimately connected with this sport that it has
given its name to a favourite pattern of fly-rod, in which a movable
splice takes the place of the usual metal joint. The beautiful rapids of
Doonas (avoided by a canal) are in the neighbourhood, and the
surrounding scenery is generally attractive. There are remains of a
castle from which the town took its name, which was the seat of the
kings of Thomond, and was blown up by General Ginkel at the time of the
siege of Limerick (1690).

CASTLE DONINGTON, a town in the Loughborough parliamentary division of
Leicestershire, England, 123-1/2 m. N.N.W. from London, on the Trent
Junction and Western branch of the Midland railway. Pop. (1901) 2514. It
lies on the flank of the hills overlooking the Trent and Soar valleys.
There are slight remains of the castle. The church of St Luke is a fine
building of Early English and later date. Donington Park, a neighbouring
mansion, was offered to refugees during the French Revolution in 1830,
and Charles X. availed himself of this retreat. Hosiery, silk and
baskets are manufactured. Castle Donington is 2-1/2 m. west of Kegworth
station on the Midland main line. Kegworth (pop. 2078), on the Soar, has
a hosiery and knitting industry.

CASTLE DOUGLAS, a burgh of barony and police burgh of
Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. Pop. (1901) 3018. It is situated on
Carlingwark Loch, 19-1/2 m. S.W