Mountbatten’s late daughter to be remembered in Mullaghmore at the weekend
93-year old Patricia Knatchbull, better known as Countess Mountbatten or Lady Braebourne, who died recently in England, will be remembered in North Sligo this weekend. She was the daughter of Lord Louis Mountbatten. She lost one of her twin 14-year old sons and needed more than 100 stitches to her…
Countess Mountbatten, survivor of 1979 attack, dies in England
The death has occurred in England of Countess Patricia Mountbatten, one of those who survived the IRA bomb attack on her father Earl Mountbatten’s boat in Mullaghmore, Co Sligo, in August 1979. Aged 93, she died on Tuesday at her home in Mersham in Kent. She was a first cousin…
Wild Atlantic Way gets new tourist signage
New signs featuring local tourism points of interest have been rolled out along the Wild Atlantic Way. It’s the next stage in the promotion of the popular route which is now in its fourth season. A new information feature at Mullaghmore has been put up in the last six weeks…