Lord Mountbatten House Sligo
The current castle was largely built in the late 19th century.
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. 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. 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. Rex the crown season 4 is marking several major moments for the royal family in the new episodes including the death of lord. Rory carrollthe guardian mullaghmore has a handsome stone harbour.
County sligo ireland on 27. The mountbattens came for an annual holiday to their sligo castle. 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.
Well used to visiting tourists their occasional sojourns created no great stir in the village except for a few locals who provided kitchen and dining room staff. Lord mountbatten is a prominent presence in the new season of the crown which is now streaming on netflix.