Mullet Peninsula

The Mullet Peninsula —also known as the Mullet and sometimes as the Erris Peninsula—is a peninsula in the barony of Erris in , Ireland. As of 2016 it has a population of 3963.
Wikipedia
Photo: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Peninsula
  • Description: peninsula in County Mayo, Ireland
  • Also known as: “An Muirthead”, “Erris Peninsula”, “Mullet”, and “Mullet Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Cross Lough and Belmullet Aerodrome.

Lake
Photo: Comhar, Public domain.
is a freshwater lake in the west of Ireland.

Aerodrome
is located 2 nautical miles west of , a town in , . is situated 3 km northeast of Mullet Peninsula.

Cemetery
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Binghamstown and Belmullet.

Village
is a townland and village in , .

Town
Photo: Bugfingers, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a coastal Gaeltacht town with… is situated 5 km northeast of Mullet Peninsula.

Village
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
An Eachléim, anglicized as Aughleam or … is situated 10 km south of Mullet Peninsula.

Mullet Peninsula

Latitude
54.2° or 54° 12′ north
Longitude
-10.05° or 10° 3′ west
Elevation
16 metres (52 feet)
Open location code
9C6F5WXX+XX
Geo­Names ID
2962364
Wiki­data ID
Q693128
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Turkish—“Mullet Peninsula” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Mullet penintsula”
  • Breton: “An Muirthead”
  • Cebuano: “Mullet Peninsula”
  • Chinese: “烏魚半島”
  • French: “péninsule de Mullet”
  • French: “Péninsule de Mullet”
  • German: “An Muirthead”
  • German: “Mullet-Halbinsel”
  • Irish: “An Muirthead”
  • Irish: “Leithinis an Mhuirthead”
  • Italian: “Penisola di Mullet”
  • Japanese: “マレット半島”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Mullethalvøya”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “An Muirthead”
  • Swedish: “Mullet Peninsula”
  • Turkish: “Mullet Peninsula”
  • “An Muirthead”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Ballymacsherron and Rinanagh.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Belderra Strand and Ardmore Lough.

County Mayo: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Castlebar and Achill Island.

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