Mullaghmore, County Sligo
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For other places with the same name, see Mullaghmore (disambiguation).
Mullaghmore An Mullach Mór |
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Irish Grid Reference G709576 |
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Province: | Connacht | |
County: | County Sligo | |
Elevation: | ,1 m | |
Population (2002) | 137 |
Mullaghmore (Irish: An Mullach Mór) is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. It is a noted holiday destination, characterised by a skyline dominated by the monolithic shape of the mountain Belbulben.
It was a favoured holiday retreat of Louis Mountbatten, and it was here that he, along with The Dowager Baroness Brabourne, The Hon. Nicholas Knatchbull and Paul Maxwell, were killed by a bomb planted by the Provisional IRA in August 1979.
It is the birthplace of historian and author Joe McGowan.