In heraldry what shape is a mullet?
Mullet Peninsula 'R', which is quite common in Irish" may have resulted in a change to "an Mhuireat", which in turn became "an Mhuirthead". It has also been suggested that the name may be from English and refer to the fish or the star shape used in heraldry. Despite its apparent sandy 'barrenness', the Mullet Peninsula has much to offer in way of interesting historical artefacts. The parish of Kilcommon which lies to the northeast of the Mullet has more visible prehistoric monuments such as in-situ megalithic tombs. Several islands lie off the coast of the Mullet peninsula including the Inishkea Islands,
Charge (heraldry) but more often the tip of each limb is developed into some ornamental shape. The most commonly found crosses in heraldry include the "cross botonny", the "cross flory", the "cross moline", the "cross potent", the "cross patée" or "formée", the "cross patonce" and the "cross crosslet". In English heraldry the crescent, mullet, martlet, annulet, fleur-de-lis and rose may be added to a shield to distinguish cadet branches of a family from the senior line. It does not follow, however, that a shield containing such a charge necessarily belongs to a cadet branch. All of these charges occur frequently in basic