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Lord Mountbatten Ireland Castle

The mountbattens used to summer at classiebawn castle a baronial mansion overlooking the village.

Lord mountbatten ireland castle. The assassination of lord louis mountbatten. During the irish rebellion the castle was commandeered and used as a barracks for the free state army who flew their flag there and protected the castle from damage. There were a number of people on board when the explosion went off.

The killers were outsiders from the iras south armagh unit. 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.

Lord louis mountbatten. Castle at the end of the 19th century. In 1916 lord mount temple removed all the furniture and the castle remained empty until 1950.

Mountbatten usually holidayed at his summer home classiebawn castle in mullaghmore a small seaside village in county sligo in the north west of ireland. I was interested to see the m and b cypher for mountbatten on the gates. Mountbatten vacationed with his family at classiebawn castle in mullaghmore county sligo just twelve miles from the northern ireland border.

William cowper temple 1st baron mount temple dies. The castle was inherited by lord mountbattens wife lady edwina who was related to lord palmerston who took over the. On a sunny day in august of 1979 lord louis mountbatten was assassinated not far from classiebawn castle while in a fishing boat in the water off mullaghmore.

The castle and surrounding lands are now owned by the estate of hugh tunney 1928 2011 a deceased businessman from trillick in county tyrone who bought the castle and 3000 acres 1200 ha of surrounding estate in 1991 after having leased it for many years. 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. Lord mountbatten was holidaying at his summer home in classiebawn castle in mullaghmore a seaside village in county sligo which was just 12 miles from the northern irish border.

Thomas mcmahon a member of the ira made his way onto the boat the night before and attached an explosive that could be controlled remotely. The village was only 12 miles 19 km from the border with county fermanagh in northern ireland and near an area known to be used as a cross border refuge by ira members. Tensions in ireland.

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.

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