Mark Zuckerberg buys a 19th-century Gothic-style castle in Ireland

NewsWorldEuropeMark Zuckerberg buys a 19th-century Gothic-style castle in IrelandThe Meta CEO said he and his family ‘look forward to spending time in Ireland’Summer Woolley Thursday 20 August 2026 20:53 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b3036659","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/meta-mark-zuckerberg-ireland-strancally-castle-b3036659.html","title":"Mark Zuckerberg buys a 19th-century Gothic-style castle in Ireland"}}CloseRelated: Mark Zuckerberg spars with UFC champion in middle of lakeOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"pianoFieldName":"receiveOnTheGround","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Europe","regSourceNewsletter":"NSC"}}Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has purchased a 19th-century Gothic-style castle in southeast Ireland. Strancally Castle, which was built about 1830 on...