Memories of Classiebawn Castle and Mullaghmore

30/05/2026

Here is an amazing aerial photo from 1952. Look how much has changed yet some things are just the same 74 years later.

27/04/2026

On a Day Like Today ~ April 27, 1977. Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, a great grandson of HM Queen Victoria as well as paternal great uncle of HM King Charles III, became the member of the Royal Family to appear on the TV guest show This Is Your Life. In the UK, 22.22 million people tuned in to watch the program.

This is Your Life is a British biographical television documentary, based on the 1952 American series. In the show, the host surprises a special guest, before taking them through their life with the assistance of the 'big red book'.

Read more: https://www.bigredbook.info/louis_mountbatten.html

Family sequence:
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HM Queen Victoria (Great Grandmother)
Princess Alice of the UK (Grandmother)
Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine (Mother)

Shared from History & Lives of the British Royals
https://www.facebook.com/History-Lives-of-the-British-Royals-122845112442353/

27/04/2026

66 years ago in a small village in Co. Sligo.

13/01/2026

09/01/2026

Yvonne’s father Jules Bracken was the gamekeeper for the Classiebawn estate.

23/12/2025

"On April 19, 1929, Lady Pamela Mountbatten was born into British aristocracy as the younger daughter of Lord Louis Mountbatten and Edwina Ashley, but what history often overlooks is how this remarkable woman transformed from a privileged debutante into one of the most trusted confidantes during India's independence and later became a trailblazing interior designer who quietly shaped the aesthetic of post-war Britain. Here's the stunning part that rarely makes the history books: as a teenager during World War II, Pamela served in the Women's Royal Naval Service, and then in 1947, at just eighteen years old, she accompanied her father to India as he became the last Viceroy, where she formed an extraordinarily close friendship with Jawaharlal Nehru and witnessed firsthand the monumental birth of an independent nation—moments she later described in her memoirs as "watching the world remake itself before my very eyes." What makes her story absolutely captivating is that after marrying renowned interior designer David Hicks in 1960, Pamela didn't simply retreat into comfortable aristocratic life; instead, she channeled her impeccable taste and global perspective into transforming British interior design, introducing bold patterns and vibrant colors that revolutionized how people thought about their living spaces, all while raising three children and preserving her family's extraordinary legacy through meticulous archival work. Lady Pamela spent decades as a lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth II, becoming one of Her Majesty's most trusted companions, yet she remained refreshingly down-to-earth and approachable, proving that true nobility isn't about titles or bloodlines but about grace, service, and the quiet courage to bridge worlds that seem impossibly far apart, leaving behind a legacy that whispers of an era when elegance and purpose walked hand in hand. "

03/12/2025

McHugh's Hotel & Tearooms, Mullaghmore. ca. 1930's.

03/12/2025

McHugh's Tea Rooms, Mullaghmore 1910.

16/11/2025