Belmullet
Belmullet
Béal an Mhuirthead | |
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Town | |
A view of Belmullet town | |
| Coordinates: 54°13′30″N 9°59′28″W / 54.225°N 9.991°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Mayo |
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 1,019 |
| Irish Grid Reference | F701326 |
| As this is a Gaeltacht town, the Irish Béal an Mhuirthead is the only official name. The anglicized spelling Belmullet has no official standing. | |
Belmullet (Irish: Béal an Mhuirthead, meaning 'mouth of the Mullet [Peninsula]', IPA:[ˌbʲeːlənˠˈwʊɾˠhəd̪ˠ]) is a coastal Gaeltacht town with a population of 1,019 on the Mullet Peninsula in the barony of Erris, County Mayo, Ireland. It is the commercial and cultural heart of the barony of Erris, which has a population of almost 10,000. According to the 2016 census 50% of people in the town were able to speak Irish while only 4% spoke it on a daily basis outside the education system.
Belmullet has two bays, Blacksod Bay and Broadhaven Bay, linked by Carter's Canal running through the town.