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Enter your code hereThe access code entered is not valid. The Castle was designed by famous British architect John Nash and built in 1839. } else if (isUpgrades === true && member_redirect) { previouslySelectedPriceId = null; !gigyaID ? } Guests will be able to live like royalty in six luxury suites. It was built\u00a0on what was once the sprawling 3,000 acre Rockingham demesne and estate that was bought by the famous British architect John Nash, who designed Buckingham Palace.He\u00a0fell in love and vowed to become rich one day and buy it\u00a0and the crumbling 14th century McDermott\u0026amp;rsquo;s Castle nearby that sits majestically on Castle Island \u2013\u00a0also known as \u0026amp;ldquo;The Rock\u0026amp;rdquo; \u2013\u00a0its own tiny island in the middle of Lough Key.Following his success as an actor in London\u0026amp;rsquo;s West End where he had\u00a0lead roles in hit productions of \u00a0and played Elvis Presley in \u00a0as well as appearing alongside Gabriel Byrne in\u00a0\u00a0and other films, he had the means to buy both properties from Coillte.Asked at the time \u2013 now 25 years ago \u2013 why be bought it, he simply replied: \u0026amp;ldquo;Because it\u0026amp;rsquo;s a castle and I love it.\u0026amp;rdquo; It is a love that has not faded.This year will not only mark a decade since his restoration of Cloontykilla Castle, which was one of the most watched episodes of Channel 4\u0026amp;rsquo;s \u00a0programme, it also heralds the start of a new investment fund that he launched on January 1.He hopes the fund\u00a0will enable him to protect\u00a0McDermott\u0026amp;rsquo;s Castle from further decay and eventually restore it and put the finishing touches on his decades-long restoration of Cloontykilla Castle.He almost lost both properties following the 2008 property crash when Ulster Bank\u00a0sold on his\u00a0loan to Seaconview, a vulture fund, that sought to auction off the property. } }); } Kind Regards, Ann Leahy, Co. Dublin. } }; } label: 'login', if (badges.indexOf('featured') > -1) { return; selectedPrice = getBundleById(priceIdFromUrl); p_tag.appendChild(span_tag); Sean wants to let his guests experience life in the 13th century as it was, albeit with necessary mod cons and additions such as underfloor heating, and so on. false : true; }) node.removeAttribute('hidden'); virtualPageViewData.eventData.article.wallVisible = 'true'; if (isShopFront) { subscriptionStatus: '', }); return; currencyCode: purchase.currency, const badges = getBadgesForEl(el); const getBundleById = function (id) { if (getCookie('guid')) { PCA Engineers. subscriptionFinishDate: '', } } }); window.showNonSubscriberElements = true; bodyAvailable = true; Originally from Boyle in County Roscommon, Simon was determined to succeed in life and in doing so created a lifestyle that most of us could only be envious of. window.IMP.config = flipPayConfig; event: 'ee-productImpression', var fpblock = document.getElementById("flip-pay"); November 12, 2014 at 11:20 pm Reply Patrick Ryan says: userID: purchase.granted_by_app_purchase.user_id, } else if (badge.indexOf('print_annual_') > -1) { You are such an amazing uplifting man & I am so sorry that your wonderful vision for this Castle has not been completed. if (mutation.type === 'childList' && element.id === 'flip-pay') { if (eventType === 'access_resolved' || eventType === 'access_resolved ') { Grand designs sean simons castle update. template_premium_fadeout: "