Manderley castle enya biography

Castellated mansion near Dublin, Ireland

Manderley Castle, formerly "Victoria Castle" and "Ayesha Castle," is a large castellated Irish mansion built in Victorian style, in Killiney, CountyDublin, Ireland.

It has been owned by musician Enya since 1997.

Features

From the roof of the crenellatedturret of the castle, it is possible to see the Irish Sea. The building is surrounded by 14,000 m² (3.5 acres) of gardens which had a number of woodland walks.

Manderley castle enya biography

A "secret" tunnel at the bottom of the garden originally gave access to Killiney beach but now is sealed off.^[1]

According to blueprints submitted in 1988, the owners sought permission to convert the existing stable house into attached living quarters.

Permission was granted and the stable became an attached guest house, art room, exercise room and lounge area complete with staff quarters. According to the same submission, Manderley Castle sits at 1021.336 sq. metres, or 11,000 sq.

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