Lord Mountbatten House Sligo

Hulton archivegetty a new biography of lord mountbatten who was murdered by the ira in sligo in 1979 includes evidence linking him to abuse of children from the kincora boys home in belfast. Theres no public access but the castle is a scenic vision with a bit of tragic history. Classiebawn castle is a country house built for the 3rd viscount palmerston 17841865 on what was formerly a 10000 acre 4000 ha estate on the mullaghmore peninsula near the village of cliffoney county sligo in the republic of ireland.
lord mountbatten house sligo

The castle was the property of the family of his wife edwina mountbatten.

Lord mountbatten house sligo. A memorial in mullaghmore co sligo overlooking the spot where an ira bomb blew up lord mountbattens boat in 1979. On august 27 1979 mountbatten was staying at his summer home at mullaghmore county sligo ireland when he went on a boat trip to fish with family members and boat crew. I later found out that its the former home of lord mountbatten who was a mentor to prince charles and related to prince philip and was killed when his boat was blown up by northern ireland terrorists. The current castle was largely built in the late 19th century.

Mountbatten owned classiebawn castle a country house on the mullaghmore peninsula in county sligo that he inherited through the family of his wife edwina. Classiebawn castle close to the head of mullaghmore on county sligos wild atlantic way was the holiday home of louis mountbatten a member of the british royal family who was assassinated close by in 1979. Rory carrollthe guardian mullaghmore has a handsome stone harbour. Lord mountbatten regularly holidayed with his family in classiebawn castle in mullaghmore co sligo.