Lord Mountbatten Mullaghmore

After his wifes death in february 1960 lord mountbatten the last viceroy of india spent his summers there until his death when his boat was blown up off the coast of mullaghmore by the ira in august 1979.

Lord mountbatten mullaghmore. Rory carrollthe guardian mullaghmore has a handsome stone harbour. Further along the road we stopped to view the plaque which shows the mountbatten family photograph on the beach where they spent their summers until lord mountbatten and 3 companions were murdered just over 40 years ago. By the time the card got from mullaghmore to enniskillen paul who was 15 and lord mountbatten who was 79 were dead. Lord mountbatten was also a second cousin of queen elizabeth and uncle of her husband prince philip.

The real attack on august 27 1979 off the coast of mullaghmore ireland was just as unexpected. A memorial in mullaghmore co sligo overlooking the spot where an ira bomb blew up lord mountbattens boat in 1979. So were nicholas knatchbull who was mountbattens 14 year old grandson and. Later on when lord louis and edwina ashley mountbatten commenced regular visits to mullaghmore it once again proved a boon for some locals who were employed in domestic service this time in classiebawn castle.

Lord ashleys visits to mullaghmore were sporadic. In short it happened under very similar circumstances. Lord mountbatten was killed from injuries suffered in a bomb explosion on his private boat in mullaghmore county sligo in august 1979. Lord mountbatten who held titles including admiral of the fleet the first earl mountbatten of.

The mountbattens came for an annual holiday to their sligo castle.