Béal to Mhuirthead
Béal an Mhuirthead ( Anglicised Belmullet ) is a city in Ireland . It is located in the west of County Mayo in the province of Connacht , at the entrance to the An Muirthead peninsula . Béal an Mhuirthead is located in a Gaeltacht region. 954 inhabitants live in the city (as of 2006).
history
The place was founded in 1715 by Sir Arthur Shaen. To drain the marshland, he had a canal built, which allowed small boats to operate between Blacksod Bay and Broadhaven Bay.
At the beginning of the 19th century, William Henry Carter took over a large part of the land. Under his administration, the road to Castlebar was laid out and a pier for ships up to 100 GRT was built. As a result, the city developed positively, so that a Catholic church was built in 1832 and a Protestant church in 1857. In 1847 a fish processing company started production.
economy
In 1996 a natural gas deposit was discovered off the coast. The construction of a refinery and pipelines is planned for the economic use of the deposit.
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Coordinates: 54 ° 14 ′ N , 9 ° 59 ′ W