How Classiebawn Castle became Ireland’s most famous castle after the assassination of the Uncle of a Royal Prince.

“My heart literally sank,” said Prince Charles some years later as he recalled the brutal IRA bombing that ended the life of his grand uncle and mentor, Lord Louis Mountbatten.

The events of that August day also cast a long shadow over the life and death of Ireland’s first ‘beef baron’ Hugh James Tunney and his partner Caroline Devine, who leased the castle from Mountbatten at the time and later bought it from the family.

Hugh Tunney’s own peaceful passing so many years later was largely marked because of his association with Classiebawn and the tragic events with which it has become so intertwined.
From: – https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/an-aristocrat-a-beef-baron-and-the-castle-they-both-came-to-love-31233498.html

The Assassination of Lord Mountbatten

It was a summer and sunny day in August of 1979 when Lord Mountbatten was assassinated while in a fishing boat in the water off Mullaghmore. A remote explosive device was attached to the boat by Thomas McMahon, a member of the IRA.

The assassination led to worldwide outrage after the explosion killed Lord Mountbatten, his grandsons (Nicholas and Timothy) and Paul Maxwell – a member of the fishing crew.

For Prince Charles it won’t be the castle itself – after all, he’s a man of many castles – but the significant part it played in the life of a man who represented the British establishment at the highest levels, yet valued his casual Irish inheritance at Classiebawn and Mullaghmore more than anything else in life.

Read the full story about these tragic events here: – https://www.sligoheritage.com/archmbatten.htm

More About Classiebawn Castle

Situated on a hill overlooking the village of Mullaghmore, Classiebawn Castle is an Irish castle located in County Sligo. It is a fairy tale castle that sits on the steep coastline of the Irish coast, with a breathtaking view of the Ben Bulben, one of the most famous mountains in the area. The place is wild and enchanting. One appreciates especially the atypical architecture of the castle, with its Victorian seigneurial style, very fashionable in the 19th century!

Classiebawn Castle, County Sligo

The video below shows great footage of Ireland’s own Table Mountain, Benbulbin which casting a shadow over Classiebawn Castle.

Another famous Irish Landmark that has a tragic secret is Kylemore Abbey.

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