Mark Zuckerberg buys 440-acre Strancally castle estate in Ireland

Mark Zuckerberg, the tech billionaire and CEO of Meta, has purchased the historic Strancally Castle, a three-storey Gothic-style property in County Waterford, Ireland. The castle, built in 1827 for an English politician, is a three-storey, cut-stone Gothic Revival house. The transaction, which occurred in recent weeks, is an off-market deal and the price paid by Zuckerberg is unknown. The property has been extensively renovated by its previous owners over the past 20 years.

Zuckerberg, alongside his wife Priscilla Chan, expressed their excitement about the historic home, stating, "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." Meta, a company with about 1,500 employees in Ireland, includes an international headquarters in Dublin, a virtual and augmented reality business in Cork, and a data centre outside Dublin.

Mike Alen-Buckley, a co-founder of London-based private investment firm RAB Capital, is the previous owner of the castle. Zuckerberg and his family will continue to reside in the United States and utilize the Irish property for Meta business purposes in Ireland.