Lord Mountbatten Home In Ireland
Dickie mountbatten and some of his family who had been staying at their holiday home classibawn castle near the village of cliffoney county sligo in the republic of ireland decided to.
Lord mountbatten home in ireland. But lord mountbattens death in the crown season 4 feels like an exception. 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. Lord mountbatten was murdered aged 79 by the ira who planted a bomb on a boat at his summer home in mullaghmore ireland in august 1979.
On 27 august 1979 lord mountbatten went lobster fishing on his wooden boat shadow v in the village of mullaghmore county sligo in the west of ireland where he had a holiday home. The uncle and cherished mentor of prince philip met his end in an extremely violent manner making his death one of the. The current castle was largely built in the late 19th century.
His holiday home classiebawn castle at mullaghmore is inherited by his stepson william cowper temple later 1st baron mount temple of mount temple. Classiebawn castle designed by the architect j rawson carroll is completed. William cowper temple 1st baron mount temple dies.
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.