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 Benbulben. Bullet for locations in Ireland, displays location and not area. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The Global Positioning System (GPS) is currently the only fully functional Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS). ... The Irish national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Ireland. ... During late Gaelic and early historic times Ireland was divided into provinces to replace the earlier system of the tuatha. ... Statistics Area: 17,713. ... For much of its history, the island of Ireland was divided into 32 counties (Irish language contae or condae, pronounced IPA: ). Two historical counties, County Desmond and County Coleraine, no longer exist. ... Statistics Province: Connacht County Town: Sligo Code: SO Area: 1,836 km² Population (2006) 60,863 Website: www. ... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... Statistics Province: Connacht County Town: Sligo Code: SO Area: 1,836 km² Population (2006) 60,863 Website: www. ...

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. Admiral of the Fleet Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, KG, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, DSO, PC (25 June 1900 – 27 August 1979) was a British admiral and statesman and an uncle of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. ... Doreen Knatchbull, Baroness Brabourne CI DStJ (29 May 1896–27 August 1979) was born Lady Doreen Geraldine Browne, the daughter of the 6th Marquess of Sligo. ... The Honourable Nicholas Timothy Charles Knatchbull (18 November 1964–27 August 1979) was the son of the 7th Baron Brabourne and his wife, formerly Lady Patricia Mountbatten (now 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma), twin brother of Timothy Knatchbull, and grandson of the 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma. ... Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (June 25, 1900 – August 27, 1979) was a British admiral and statesman and an uncle of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. ... The Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA) is a paramilitary group which aimed, through the use of violence, to achieve three goals: (i) British withdrawal from Ireland, (ii) the political unification of Ireland through the merger of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland , and (iii) the creation of an all... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ...

It is the birthplace of historian and author Joe McGowan. Joe McGowan (7 January 1944, Mullaghmore, Co. ...

See also

• List of towns in the Republic of Ireland

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External links

• Sligoheritage.com