Danny Shrode
Classiebawn Castle
Classiebawn Castle was largely built in the late 19th century and has been occupied by several generations of decedents. It was inherited in July 1939 by Edwina Mountbatten, who, with her husband Admiral of the Fleet Louis Mountbatten, made several improvements, installing electricity and a mains water supply. After his wife's death in February 1960, Mountbatten, the last Viceroy of India, spent his summers there until his death when his boat was blown up off the coast of Mullaghmore by the IRA in August 1979. The castle and surrounding lands are now owned by the estate of Hugh Tunney (1928–2011), a deceased businessman from who bought the castle and surrounding estate in 1991 after having leased it for many years. - Wikipedia
There is no public access yet it stands out so elegantly against the cliffs behind it that it is possibly one of the most photographed privately-owned castles in Ireland
Classiebawn Castle
Classiebawn Castle was largely built in the late 19th century and has been occupied by several generations of decedents. It was inherited in July 1939 by Edwina Mountbatten, who, with her husband Admiral of the Fleet Louis Mountbatten, made several improvements, installing electricity and a mains water supply. After his wife's death in February 1960, Mountbatten, the last Viceroy of India, spent his summers there until his death when his boat was blown up off the coast of Mullaghmore by the IRA in August 1979. The castle and surrounding lands are now owned by the estate of Hugh Tunney (1928–2011), a deceased businessman from who bought the castle and surrounding estate in 1991 after having leased it for many years. - Wikipedia
There is no public access yet it stands out so elegantly against the cliffs behind it that it is possibly one of the most photographed privately-owned castles in Ireland