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Meta chief executive paid roughly €20m for gothic-style mansion built in 1830 and its surroundings

It stretches the definition of pied-à-terre but Mark Zuckerberg now has a pad in Ireland: Strancally castle.

The Meta chief executive and his wife, Priscilla Chan, have bought the gothic-style mansion and its 178-hectare (440-acre) estate in county Waterford to use as a base during visits to Ireland.

“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,” a spokesperson said on Thursday.

The price paid in the off-market deal is not known but the Irish Times, which first reported the sale, estimated a value between €20m (£17m) and €30m: approximately 10% of the cost of his 387ft superyacht.

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[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago

Rosie O'Donnell just can't get away from this american largesse.

[–] whereitsat@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

i just think it's funny a castle costs 10% of a superyacht.

shows you how much these people matter on a historical scale. he's flexing on us but pretty fucking lame compared to billionaires in 2346 who'd have megaships travelling through the cosmos.

take a moment to laugh at this loser. have fun in your castle while you check your smartphone on the toilet, asshole. i can do that in pissant suburbia.

[–] whereitsat@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 week ago

need 500 rooms just to do nothing lol.

[–] wowwoweowza@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

It’s gonna be guarded by 100 of those new Chinese Kung-Fu robots. A few of them will mow the lawns and maybe milk a cow.

[–] Smoogs@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

go get him, rosie, go get him good.

[–] motruck@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 week ago

Why is this world news. Who cares.

[–] Lanske@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)
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[–] db_null@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 week ago

The Man in the High Castle

[–] DarkCloud@lemmy.world -1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

BUILD A NEW CASTLE YOU CHEAP LAZY FUCK.

[–] VelvetPinkOtter123@lemmy.world -4 points 1 week ago

So? It's not like it was a tourist destination that he bought and turned into a home, it's a home.

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