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Part-Time Hawaii Resident Mark Zuckerberg Buys an Irish Castle | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

  • Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg bought the historic Strancally Castle in Waterford, Ireland, a spokesman confirmed on Friday. The 19th-century Gothic-style mansion spans 16,000 square feet on 440 acres overlooking the River Blackwater.
  • Built around 1830 for former Parliament member John Keily, the estate was designed by architects James and George Richard Pain. Michael Alen-Buckley and Giancarla Alen-Buckley sold the property to Zuckerberg.
  • Zuckerberg maintains a vast real estate portfolio spanning Hawaii, Lake Tahoe, and Washington D.C., alongside significant California holdings where Meta maintains its main headquarters. The 440-acre property could be worth more than $25 million, according to the Irish Times.
  • The former owners stated they are "delighted" that Zuckerberg and his family will continue to invest in and maintain the property. Spokesman Brian Baker added the family looks forward to caring for the historic home during visits to Ireland.
  • As the world's seventh-richest person, Zuckerberg leads Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. Bloomberg reports his net worth totaled more than $195 billion as of Thursday.
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For two centuries, the towers and embankments of Strancally Castle have seen a turn of the Blackwater River and an extension of Irish land, as the property moved from one wealthy family to another. Now, it joins the heritage of Mark Zuckerberg, one of the most prominent landowners of the 21st century, which also includes a property on an artificial island in Miami Beach, a large house in Washington and residential complexes in California and Haw…

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The Meta boss has acquired Strancally-Castle in Ireland - many have already done so and wondered what can happen.

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The billionaire didn't choose his new acquisition quite by chance. Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook and boss of the American giant of...

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Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, have expanded their multimillion-dollar real estate assets with the most special purchase to date: they have acquired Stracanlly Castle in Ireland, the country where since 2009 is the European headquarters of the company of which Facebook founder is CEO, Meta. The couple has confirmed the purchase, first reported by The Irish Times, through a brief statement, and although the exact price has not tran…

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der Standard DE broke the news on Sunday, August 23, 2026.
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