On August 27, 1979, a bomb of the IRA exploded on a boat off the coast of Mullaghmore, Co Sligo.
Killed that day were:
Lord Louis Mountbatten, 79, great grandson of Queen Victoria.
Nicholas Knatchbull, 14, Timothy's twin brother.
Paul Maxwell, 15, a boy from Enniskillin who was hired to look after the boat.
Lady Doreen Brabourne, 83, died the day after the attack from her injuries.
Timothy Knatchbull survived, along with his parents and the world was outraged. Timothy wrote about the bombing decades later, returning to the place where he and his brother were lost to each other.
An amazing letter that he received from the Irish coronor in Sligo is included in his account. Dr. Desmond Moran urged him, even in those early days, to be the example to the civilized community and future generations.
On leaving Ireland when he was medically stable, Timothy vowed to return to Ireland. What a horrifying thought for his poor parents!
But over the decades, the world changed. Ireland changed. And Timothy did go back. He found what he was missing. He healed.
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