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Castletown: The home of Hardy Bucks

Filming Location in Swinford, Mayo, Ireland

Fans of the Irish TV series Hardy Bucks are often surprised when they find out that Castletown doesn't actually exist.

Although there is a village called Castletown in County Wexford, it is completely unrelated to the show.

In real life, Hardy Bucks was filmed in a small town called Swinford in County Mayo. However, for some reason or another, the show's creators decided to use a fictional name.

It is possible that the writers did this in order to make the village sound more like a stereotypical place in the "wesht" of Ireland. In other words, the name Swinford probably didn't sound rural enough.

Most of the scenes from the mockumentary series were shot in and around the centre of the town.

However, it is worth noting that Buzz and Eddie's cottage is about 5 kilometers away.

Where is Castletown?

Below, you will find the address and the GPS coordinates for this location.

GPS coordinates

The latitude and longitude coordinates for Castletown are:

53.943677, -8.950035

Map

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Address

The full address for this location is:

Main Street
Swinford
Mayo
Ireland

Directions

The easiest way to get there is to use the N5 national primary road and then take the turn-off for Swinford.

Details about the general area

Swinford is situated in the northeast of Mayo, close to County Sligo. It is relatively near places such as Castlebar and Lough Conn.

Trivia and other information.

The population of Swinford is just over 1,300.
Many of the actors are from the town. Although Eddie (Martin Maloney) and Higgins (Chris Tordoff) were both born in England, their families moved to Swinford when they were in their early teens.
The show was partially inspired by the Canadian mockumentary series Trailer Park Boys.
Higgins, Eddie, and Buzz originally created the show as a college project.

Photos

Photos of Castletown and other related images.

Strength of a Woman sculpture

Episode 1, Season 1 - The Shkyline

Throughout the series, viewers are shown several clips of a bronze statue of a woman holding a child and waving. This statue is called "Strength of a Woman" and is located on Main Street in the centre of the town.

The sculpture is dedicated to all of the women who remained at home in Mayo while their husbands emigrated abroad in search of work.

Buzz and Eddie on Main Street

Episode 2, Season 1 - Zambezi Nights

Buzz and Eddie stand by the bench on Main Street in Swinford. Shortly afterwards, "the Viper" Higgins pulls out of an alley across the road and tells Eddie that he has a surprise for him.

Coordinates: 53.944295, -8.951009

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"Please, Durkan. Observe me."

Episode 2, Season 1 - Zambezi Nights

The "surprise" is that the Viper now owns Eddie's beloved Skyline.

Eddie, French Toast and Buzz

Episode 4, Season 1 - A Castletown Christmas

Eddie, French Toast, and Buzz standing outside of Moore's pub on Main Street.

Season 2

Episode 1, Season 2 - America

This is the junction between Main Street, Brookeville Avenue, and Circular Road. The yellow building on the left is home to a pub called the Sheepwalk Bar.

Buzz gives financial advice

Episode 1, Season 2 - America

"The solution to the current economic crisis.... I would say, is... go into the shops and only buy penny sweets. There's boys goin' around buying chocolate bars. There's boys goin' around buying these big packets of sweets. Buy small. Save big."

Queuing for the dole

Episode 1, Season 2 - America

People are queuing for the dole outside of the "post office" on Davitt Place. You can see Eddie and Buzz walking past the F.G. Phelan building on the left.

Coordinates: 53.942297, -8.951110

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Railway bridge

Episode 5, Season 2 - The Stag

This railway bridge appears in a number of episodes.

Viper's Vapours

Unfortunately, the building that housed "Viper's Vapours" was demolished at some point in 2012.

Swinford Handball Alley

This is the place where Eddie Durkan fought Francis Higgins. It is also the spot where the lads trained for King of the Town. The alley is situated on Riverside.

Coordinates: 53.942700, -8.948870

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The playground

This is the playground where the Viper was supposed to fight the Sligo boys. To find its exact location, check out the following entry.

The location of Zambezi Nights

This is the place where Boo attempted to set up an African restaurant called Zambezi Nights. The building sits across from an empty lot on Bridge Street.

Coordinates: 53.943930, -8.948080

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