# Zuckerberg Just Bought a 196-Year-Old Irish Castle Worth Up to $35 Million

> Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan have acquired Strancally Castle in Waterford, Ireland, an 11-bedroom Gothic Revival estate on 440 acres, joining a wave of American buyers in European luxury real estate, according to Fortune.

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- Section: Real Estate
- Published: 2026-08-26T09:36:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-26T09:36:00.000Z
- Tags: Mark Zuckerberg

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Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan have added a 196 year old Gothic castle in Ireland to their property holdings, picking up Strancally Castle in County Waterford, according to Fortune. Built in 1830 and renovated in 2003, the three story estate is built from cut stone in the Gothic Revival style, with roughly 16,000 square feet of living space, 11 primary bedrooms, and 440 acres of grounds overlooking the River Blackwater.

The Irish Times estimates the property's value at somewhere between 20 million and 30 million euros, or roughly $23.3 million to $35 million. The transaction did not show up on Ireland's state property price register, leaving the exact sale price undisclosed.

The castle sits in southeast Ireland, about 125 miles from Dublin, where Meta runs its international headquarters. A spokesperson for the couple said Mark and his family are excited to continue caring for this historic home and look forward to spending time in Ireland, without offering further detail on how the property will be used.

The purchase places Zuckerberg alongside a run of ultra wealthy Americans buying up marquee European real estate in recent years, a list that includes hedge fund founder Ken Griffin, who bought a London mansion for $122 million back in 2019, along with celebrities such as George Clooney and Tom Ford. The pattern shows up in the broader numbers too. American buyers accounted for 30 percent of London property sales above $20 million in the first half of 2026 alone, a wave Fortune attributes to a mix of economic uncertainty at home and exchange rates that currently favor dollar denominated buyers picking up European trophy assets.

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