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The Mullet Peninsula, also known as the Mullet, is a peninsula in the barony of Erris in County Mayo, Ireland. It consists of a large promontory connected to the mainland at Belmullet town (Irish: Béal an Mhuirthead), a town of about 2,000 inhabitants, by a narrow isthmus. There are several small towns on the Mullet peninsula including Aughleam, Elly, Corclough and Binghamstown (An Geata Mór). It is about 33 km long and 12 km wide at its widest parts. At Elly Bay the narrowest part of the peninsula is a mere 50 metres or so of sand. The road through this area sometimes gets cuts off following winter storms. Its northernmost point is Erris Head. The peninsula's doglegged shape forms two bays, Blacksod Bay and Broadhaven Bay.

The Mullet Peninsula is part of the Mayo Gaeltacht. Irish is the most common language in rural areas, while English is also commonly spoken in Belmullet. The area has several Irish-language summer schools. Uisce, situated on Elly Bay teaches Irish through the medium of watersports and other outdoor activities.

The Mullet is popular with tourists who find miles upon miles of uncluttered white sandy beaches and a mild climate; chief attractions include golf, watersports, kiting, boating and fishing, particularly sea-angling.

Several islands lie off the coast of the Mullet peninsula including the Inishkea Islands, Inishglora and Duvillaun. There are lighthouses on other small islands off the coast at Blackrock and Eagle Island.

Ocean Wave Energy Test site

2009/2010 - In the northwest of the Mullet peninsula a site for testing full-scale Ocean Wave Energy devices has been selected between Frenchport Pier, Annagh Head and Cross. This site will be the first time full-scale devices have been tested off the west coast of Ireland. Prototypes have been tank tested in Cork and scaled models have undergone testing near Spiddal in Galway Bay in recent years. The wave energy potential in the Atlantic Ocean between North Mayo and West Donegal is one of the best in the world for the development of this exciting new renewable energy technology. Several device types will be tested off the Mullet Peninsula. ^[1] ^[2]

References

^ http://www.seai.ie/News_Events/Press_Releases/SEI_Commences_Wave_Energy_Monitoring.html
^ http://www.mayotoday.ie/2010/05/04/wave-energy/-4177

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[1] ttp://www.seai.ie/News_Events/Press_Releases/SEI_Commences_Wave_Energy_Monitoring.html

[2] ttp://www.mayotoday.ie/2010/05/04/wave-energy/-4177

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-The '''Mullet Peninsula''', also known as '''the Mullet''', is a [[peninsula]] in the [[barony (Ireland)|barony]] of [[Erris]] in [[County Mayo]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. It consists of a large  [[promontory]] connected to the mainland at [[Belmullet]] town by a narrow [[isthmus]].  There are several small towns on the Mullet peninsula including Aughleam, Elly, Corclough and Binghamstown (An Geata Mór). It is about 33&nbsp;km long and 12&nbsp;km wide at its widest parts. At Elly Bay the narrowest part of the peninsula is a mere 50 metres or so of sand.  The road through this area sometimes gets cuts off following winter storms.  Its northernmost point is [[Erris Head]]. The peninsula's doglegged shape forms two bays, [[Blacksod Bay]] and [[Broadhaven Bay]].
+The '''Mullet Peninsula''', also known as '''the Mullet''', is a [[peninsula]] in the [[barony (Ireland)|barony]] of [[Erris]] in [[County Mayo]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. It consists of a large  [[promontory]] connected to the mainland at [[Belmullet]] town ({{Lang-ga|Béal an Mhuirthead}}), a town of about 2,000 inhabitants, by a narrow [[isthmus]].  There are several small towns on the Mullet peninsula including Aughleam, Elly, Corclough and Binghamstown (An Geata Mór). It is about 33&nbsp;km long and 12&nbsp;km wide at its widest parts. At Elly Bay the narrowest part of the peninsula is a mere 50 metres or so of sand.  The road through this area sometimes gets cuts off following winter storms.  Its northernmost point is [[Erris Head]]. The peninsula's doglegged shape forms two bays, [[Blacksod Bay]] and [[Broadhaven Bay]].
-The Mullet Peninsula is part of the Mayo [[Gaeltacht]]. The largest town on the Mullet is [[Belmullet]] ({{Lang-ga|Béal an Mhuirthead}}), a town of about 2,000 inhabitants. [[Irish language|Irish]] is the most common language in rural areas, while [[English language|English]] is also commonly spoken in Belmullet. The area is popular with tourists who find miles upon miles of uncluttered white sandy beaches and a mild climate; chief attractions include [[golf]], [[watersports]], [[kiting]] and [[fishing]], particularly sea-[[angling]]. It is also home to several Irish-language [[summer schools]]  Uisce, situated on Elly Bay teaches Irish through the medium of watersports and other outdoor activities.
+The Mullet Peninsula is part of the Mayo [[Gaeltacht]].   [[Irish language|Irish]] is the most common language in rural areas, while [[English language|English]] is also commonly spoken in Belmullet. The area has several Irish-language [[summer schools]].  Uisce, situated on Elly Bay teaches Irish through the medium of watersports and other outdoor activities.
+The Mullet is popular with tourists who find miles upon miles of uncluttered white sandy beaches and a mild climate; chief attractions include [[golf]], [[watersports]], [[kiting]], [[boating]] and [[fishing]], particularly sea-[[angling]].
+Several islands lie off the coast of the Mullet peninsula including the [[Inishkea Islands]], Inishglora and Duvillaun.  There are lighthouses on other small islands off the coast at [[Blacksod Lighthouse|Blackrock]] and [[Eagle Island, County Mayo|Eagle Island]].