Mark Zuckerberg Buys Historic Strancally Castle in Ireland

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan have purchased Strancally Castle, a three-storey Gothic-style estate in County Waterford, Ireland, for family getaways.

The castle stands on a 440-acre estate and overlooks the River Blackwater. The 16,000-square-foot property is estimated to be worth between $23 million and $35 million, though the sale does not appear in public records. The couple bought the castle from the family of financier Michael Alen-Buckley, who spent the past 25 years carrying out extensive renovations.

Brian Baker, a spokesperson for Zuckerberg, stated that Mark and his family are excited to continue caring for this historic home and look forward to spending time in Ireland, where Meta maintains its international headquarters. Zuckerberg and Chan are expected to remain based in the US and use the castle when they travel to Ireland.

Meta has around 1,500 employees in Ireland, with its international headquarters in Dublin and a data center outside Dublin. Strancally Castle is about 125 miles from Meta's international headquarters. The castle was designed by architects James and George Richard Pain and built around 1830 for John Keily, a former English Tory politician. "The Houses of Ireland" described the property as lavish, noting it required a brisk walk of 4 ½ minutes to reach the dining room from the kitchen.

Zuckerberg already has a real estate portfolio worth more than $450 million, including several homes in Palo Alto, two adjacent estates on Lake Tahoe, a doomsday ranch in Hawaii, and a mansion on a "Billionaire Bunker" island in Miami. The purchase aligns with American technology companies setting up in Ireland due to historically low corporate tax rates.