Prince Albert to visit Mayo home of his great grandfather

A DILAPIDATED cottage in Co Mayo — the home of his emigrant great grandfather in the 1800s — has been added at the last minute to the itinerary of Prince Albert of Monaco during his visit to Ireland next week.

The prince will be retracing the footsteps a half century ago of his late mother and father, former Hollywood actress Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier, when he makes a brief visit on Wednesday to the Newport area.

The roofless cottage is beside Leg of Mutton lake at Drimurla, where his great grandfather, John Bernard Kelly, lived before emigrating to the US.