Posted on 04/12/2020 8:40:18 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Dating back to the 12th-century and the Norman invasion of Ireland, Portlick Castle, in Athlone, County Westmeath, is on the market for $1,519,660 (€1,400,000), that's about as much as you'd pay for a large semi-detached house in Dublin!
Portlick Castle boasts of ten bedrooms and 12 bathrooms. A lakeside property, nestled on 12 acres of land it really is the stuff of dreams. Of course, there's a little nightmarish stuff too! No house as old as this gets through the centuries without picking up a few ghost stories and Portlick has a few. According to the real estate agent, Stan Bradbury, who listed the property on Daft.ie, for most of its long history, the castle was inhabited by only two families. The story goes that a castle was built on the site by Sir Henry de Leon in the 12th century under the charter of King John.
The four-story tower house that stands there now is thought to have gone up later, in the 15th century, though incorporating the earlier structure.
De Leons (who later went by the more familiar name of Dillon) lived at Portlick until 1696 when they made the mistake of backing the losing side in the Williamite wars.
Portlick Castle is widely reputed to be haunted by a ghost known as the 'Blue Lady'. She has been seen by the owner floating around the staircase area of the great castle and over the years, she has also been spotted by a great many of the guests who have excitedly recorded their experiences in various online forums.
The Blue Lady gets about it seems because Kilkenny Castle, Monkstown Castle in Cork, the Sharon Rectory in Co Donegal, and the Workhouse Museum in Derry all have blue lady ghost sightings attached to them.
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more castles for sale in ireland
https://www.castleist.com/castles-for-sale-in-ireland
I just see a ton of money spent on upkeep, too much to clean and a lot of steps for old knees. Give me small, modern and all on one level.
Oh, okay, I remember that now. :^)
Mutton Island was for sale years ago, and different times since. I’ve never been there, but it would be pretty cool to own an entire island and just play around fixing things up.
http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/muttonisland/index
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/1524751/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2883203/posts
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