Mark Zuckerberg bought an Irish castle

Mark Zuckerberg. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty Images 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 "several weeks ago," according to The Irish Times. While the exact price of the purchase is unclear, the family could have paid "anywhere between €20 million and €30 million" for the 16,000-square-foot castle, which was restored by its previous owners. "Mark and his family look forward to caring for this historic home and visiting when traveling to Ireland, where Meta maintains its international headquarters," Brian Baker, a spokesperson for Zuckerberg, says in a statement to The Verge. The I … Read the full story at The Verge.

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