Wild Nephin National ParkBlanket bog and the Nephin Beg range across northwest Mayo, with the visitor centre at Ballycroy.
Lighthouse
Blacksod Lighthouse
Belmullet, County Mayo
The squat granite lighthouse sits at the tip of the Mullet peninsula. The 1944 D-Day weather reading was taken here.
- Where
- Belmullet, County Mayo
- Before you go
- Opening times, prices and access change. Check with the place itself.
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