Lord Mountbatten House Mullaghmore
The real attack on august 27 1979 off the coast of mullaghmore ireland was just as unexpected.
Lord mountbatten house mullaghmore. Mullaghmore harbour the great project of lord henry john mount temple better known as lord palmerston a long serving british politician and prime minister. 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. Admiral of the fleet the rt hon.
Since 1950 the mountbatten family have spent most of their holidays at classiebawn castle as often as circumstances have permitted. 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. Classiebawn with benbulben head lost in the clouds.
A memorial in mullaghmore co sligo overlooking the spot where an ira bomb blew up lord mountbattens boat in 1979. Mountbatten owned classiebawn castle a country house on the mullaghmore peninsula in county sligo that he inherited through the family of his wife edwina. Admiral of the fleet louis francis albert victor nicholas mountbatten 1st earl mountbatten of burma born prince louis of battenberg.
Later created the 1st baron mount temple. Lord mountbatten who held titles including admiral of the fleet the first earl mountbatten of. The following morning the family set off from mullaghmore harbour leaving behind lord mountbattens 11 year old granddaughter india hicks who was later bridesmaid at princess diana and.
The house was not complete on his death in 1865 but was completed in 1874 by his stepson and successor the rt. Lord louis mountbatten 1st earl mountbatten of burma was born on 25th june 1900 at frogmore house windsor england the son of a german prince and a great grandson of queen victoria 1819 1837 1901 who became an officer in the british royal navy. It was this lord palmerston who commissioned the building of the current classiebawn castle and the harbour at mullaghmore.
The mountbattens came for an annual holiday to their sligo castle. Lord ashleys visits to mullaghmore were sporadic. 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.