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The murder of Lord Louis Mountbattern

It was on this day forty years ago that one of the infamous attacks of the troubles occurred, the...

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18.32 27 Aug 2019


The murder of Lord Louis Mountbattern


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18.32 27 Aug 2019


It was on this day forty years ago that one of the infamous attacks of the troubles occurred, the murder of Lord Mountbatten on the waters at Mullaghmore county Sligo in 1979.

Newstalk reporter Barry Whyte visited the Sligo town and spoke to some of those who remember the day vividly and about the impact it had on their home place.

 


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