It was at the turn of the millennium that the imposing Gothic-styled Strancally Castle in Co Waterford last changed hands. The castle, which dates back to 1830, is nestled on the banks of the Blackwater River, some 20 kilometres outside Youghal, and sits on a 440-acre estate. The imposing 16,000 sq ft home was built nearly 200 years ago – prior to Irish independence – for a Conservative member of the British Parliament called John Keily. Strancally Castle, not to be confused with another castle of the same name further down the river that was destroyed after the Desmond Rebellion in…

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