Lord Mountbatten House Ireland
The world war ii hero and last viceroy of india was aboard his 29 foot shadow v fishing boat with six others near his summer home in northwest ireland the morning of the attack.
Lord mountbatten house ireland. 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. William cowper temple pc mp. On the morning of august 27th 1979 when mountbatten was on his fishing boat shadow v at the mullaghmore harbor the boat exploded.
It stands serenely in a unique place in british history having had several distinguished owners and many of its important visitors have helped to shape the course of history. Built by lord palmerston occupied by the irish free state army and summer home of lord mountbatten. Dickie as he was popularly known owned a house in mullaghmore county sligo a small coastal village in ireland a place he visisted often with friends and family members.
25 june 1900 27 august 1979 was a british royal navy officer and statesman an uncle of prince philip duke of edinburgh and second cousin once removed of queen elizabeth iiduring the second world war he was supreme allied commander south east asia. Lord louis mountbatten was assassinated by the irish republican army ira a paramilitary organization that fought against british rule in northern ireland most famously during the troubles. Mountbatten a war hero elder statesman and second cousin of queen elizabeth ii was spending the day with his family in donegal bay off irelands northwest coast when the bomb exploded.
Broadlands the mountbattens home in romsey hampshire broadlands is considered one of the finest examples of mid georgian architecture in england. Admiral of the fleet louis francis albert victor nicholas mountbatten 1st earl mountbatten of burma born prince louis of battenberg. Lord louis mountbatten 1st earl mountbatten of burma 1900 1979 takes the salute from the governor generals bodyguard at viceroy house in new delhi as he takes up his.
A sunny day turns. The house was not complete on his death in 1865 but was completed in 1874 by his stepson and successor the rt.