Mullaghmore, County Sligo
Mullaghmore is a village on the Mullaghmore peninsula in County Sligo, Ireland. From the 17th to the 19th centuries it was part of the large estate belonging to the Temple family in north Sligo. In 2007 it hosted the final stage of Rally Ireland.
About Mullaghmore, County Sligo in brief
Mullaghmore is a village on the Mullaghmore peninsula in County Sligo, Ireland. It is a holiday destination with a skyline dominated by Ben Bulben mountain. From the 17th to the 19th centuries it was part of the large estate belonging to the Temple family in north Sligo. The land, some 12,000 acres, was granted to Sir John Temple, 1st Viscount Palmerston and Master of the Rolls in Dublin. He began the building of the castle of Classiebawn, a baronial-style house standing on the peninsula.
It was a favoured holiday retreat of Admiral of the Fleet Louis Mountbatten. In 2007 it hosted the final stage of Rally Ireland. On 8 March 2012, surfers and windsurfers from all over the world rode waves up to 15 metres high off Mullagh more Head. These waves were about five metres less than the tallest wave ever recorded in Ireland in County Donegal on 13 December 2011.
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