Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan bought the 19th-century Gothic-style Strancally Castle estate located in County Waterford, southeast Ireland, several weeks ago. The estate spans about 440 acres (178 hectares) and features a three-storey castle built between 1825 and 1830 for John Keily, a Conservative MP [1, 2, 3, 4, 5].
Previously, the castle was owned for about 25 years by Michael Alen-Buckley and his wife Giancarla, who undertook extensive renovations in the early 2000s. They expressed gratitude for the opportunity to restore the property and welcomed Zuckerberg’s plans to sustain and enhance the estate sustainably [1, 2, 3].
The castle is situated near the River Blackwater approximately 140–200 km south or southwest of Dublin, though sources differ slightly on the exact distance and driving time, ranging from about 130 km to 225 km away [1, 6, 2, 4, 5].
Meta employs roughly 1,500 people in Ireland across its international headquarters in Dublin and additional operations near Cork. Zuckerberg and his family plan to continue living mainly in the United States but will use the Irish estate during Meta business trips to Ireland [1, 6, 3].
Estimates place the purchase price between €20 million and €30 million (about $23 million to $35 million) [6, 2, 3, 4, 5]. Zuckerberg’s spokesperson said the family is "excited to continue caring for this historic home and look forward to spending time in Ireland, where Meta maintains its international headquarters" [1, 6, 5].
The next anticipated step is for the family to begin using the property as a residence during visits related to Meta’s Irish operations.
