Béal an Mhuirthead/Belmullet

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Béal an Mhuirthead

genitive: Bhéal an Mhuirthead

(Irish)

Belmullet

(English)

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Glossary

béal

English opening, approach, mouth

Hierarchy

county

Maigh Eo/Mayo

barony

Iorras/Erris

civil parish

Cill Chomáin/Kilcommon

Centrepoint

54.2204, -9.98543latitude, longitude

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Archival records

Historical references

1685	Ballimollitt	Hib. Del. Hiberniæ Delineatio, William Petty Bliain foilsithe: 1685, Bliain foilsithe: 1685, Foilsitheoir: Irish University Press (1969)
1830	Beal Mullet, Drim Mullet	Bald William Bald, A Map of the Maritime County of Mayo, in 25 sheets; surveyed between 1809 and 1817 and published in 1830 Bliain foilsithe: 1830
1834	Belmullet	TAB Leathanach: §2 Tithe Composition (Applotment) Book (imleabhair lámhscríofa ó c. 1830 atá ar coimeád sa Chartlann Náisiúnta) Bliain: 1824–40, Nóta: Go minic, tugtar ainm an pharóiste, nó eolas eile i gcolún na nótaí.
1838	Belmullet	BS:AL Leathanach: G034,1,20 Boundary Surveyor c. 1830 as AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830
1838	Bealmullet	BM:AL Leathanach: G034,1,20 Barony Map ex Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook Bliain foilsithe: 1830-40
1838	Beal Mullet	CM:AL Leathanach: G034,1,20 Grand Jury County Map ex Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook Bliain foilsithe: 1835C
1838	Belmullet	TAB Leathanach: G034,1,20 Tithe Composition (Applotment) Book (imleabhair lámhscríofa ó c. 1830 atá ar coimeád sa Chartlann Náisiúnta) Bliain: 1824–40, Nóta: Go minic, tugtar ainm an pharóiste, nó eolas eile i gcolún na nótaí.
1838	Belmullet	Maj. Bingham : AL Leathanach: G034,1,20 Major Bingham ex Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook
1838	Béal muileat, 'mouth of the isthmus' "Muileat, 'is the istmus'." [Nóta OD]	OD:AL Leathanach: G034,1,20 O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
1838	Béal muileat	pl:AL Leathanach: G034,1,20 Nóta nó leagan Gaeilge scríofa i bpeann luaidhe in AL/ Note or Irish form written in pencil in AL Bliain: 1838
1838	Belmullet	OD:AL Leathanach: G034,1,20 O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
1838	[Belmullet] "…the parish of Kilmore is completely surrounded by the sea and is commonly called 'The Mullet' or 'inside Mullet'. Hence the town and townland name."	Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: G034,1,20 Descriptive Remarks; as Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis/from the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook Bliain: 1830-40

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