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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg now owns an actual castle. Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan bought Strancally Castle and its 440-acre estate in Ireland \u201cseveral weeks ago,\u201d according to The Irish Times<\/em><\/a>. While the exact price of the purchase is unclear, the family could have paid \u201canywhere between \u20ac20 million and \u20ac30 million\u201d for the 16,000-square-foot castle, which was restored by its previous owners.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cMark 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,\u201d a spokesperson tells The Irish Times<\/em><\/a>. The publication says \u201cit is understood\u201d that Zuckerberg and Chan will still reside in the US.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Strancally Castle was built around 1830 for a Tory MP. The castle\u2019s previous owners were Michael Alen-Buckley, a co-founder of a private investment company, and his wife, Giancarla.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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