- Mullaghmore, County Sligo
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For other places with the same name, see Mullaghmore (disambiguation).
Mullaghmore
An Mullach Mór— Village — A view of Mullaghmore Location in Ireland Coordinates: 54°27′59″N 8°26′55″W / 54.4664°N 8.4486°WCoordinates: 54°27′59″N 8°26′55″W / 54.4664°N 8.4486°W Country Ireland Province Connacht County County Sligo Elevation 1 m (3 ft) Population (2006)[1] - Total 147 Irish Grid Reference G709577 Mullaghmore (Irish: An Mullach Mór, meaning "The Great Summit") 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 Ben Bulben.
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 local teenager 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.
In 2007 it hosted to the final stage of Rally Ireland.
Mullaghmore is also known as one of the best big wave surfing locations in the world.
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- ^ "Census 2006 – Volume 1 – Population Classified by Area" (PDF). Central Statistics Office Census 2006 Reports. Central Statistics Office Ireland. April 2007. http://www.cso.ie/census/documents/census2006_volume_1_pop_classified_by_area.pdf. Retrieved 2011-06-05.
Places in County Sligo County town: Sligo Towns Villages and
TownlandsAchonry · Aclare · Aughris · Ballaghnatrillick · Ballinafad · Ballintogher · Ballymote · Ballynary · Ballysadare · Banada · Beltra · Bunninadden · Carney · Carrickbanagher · Carrowhubbock South · Castlebaldwin · Cliffoney · Cloonacool · Collooney · Coolaney · Dromore West · Drumcliffe · Easky · Enniscrone · Geevagh · Grange · Gorteen · Kilglass · Killeenduff · Kilmactigue · Keash · Monasteraden · Mullaghmore · Rathcormack · Riverstown · Rosses Point · Rathbraughan · Skreen · Strandhill · Tourlestrane · Tubbercurry · Tullavilla
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