Belmullet

Belmullet
Béal an Mhuirthead
Town
A view of Belmullet town
A view of Belmullet town
Belmullet is located in Ireland
Belmullet
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 54°13′30″N 9°59′28″W / 54.225°N 9.991°W / 54.225; -9.991
CountryIreland
ProvinceConnacht
CountyCounty Mayo
Elevation
5 m (16 ft)
Population
 • Total1,019
Irish Grid ReferenceF701326
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])[2] 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.[2][3]

Belmullet has two bays, Blacksod Bay and Broadhaven Bay, linked by Carter's Canal running through the town.

  1. ^ "Census 2016 Sapmap Area: Settlements Béal An Mhuirthead". Central Statistics Office (Ireland). Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Belmullet". Placenames Database of Ireland. 2015. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". census.cso.ie. Archived from the original on 28 November 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2020.