Killeen Castle

Killeen Castle dates back to 1181 and it was the seat of the Plunkett family from 1403 to 1951, when the 12th Earl of Fingall sold the estate to Sir Victor Sassoon who established a stud farm on the property. Thirty years later, a fire gutted the castle and it fell into disrepair, lying abandoned and in ruins for over two decades until developers stepped in with plans to convert the castle into a top class hotel, construct a championship golf course and…