Belmullet, (official name: Béal an Mhuirthead), is a market town with a population of around 2,000 lying on the Mullet Peninsula in the barony of Erris, County Mayo, in the west of Ireland. Its name means the "mouth of the mullet". Belmullet has two bays, Blacksod Bay and Broadhaven Bay, joined by Carter's canal running through the town. History In 1822 a coastguard station was built at what is now Belmullet town. In 1825 William Henry Carter, a local landlord and architect, decided to es… (More on Belmullet)