return pathParts[pathParts.length - 1]; else { ? break; } } return 1; } const ecommerceTransactionEvent = { if (event.detail.object.google_showcase_requested === true) { The actor Sean Simon at Cloontykilla Castle. localStorage.removeItem('product_click_source'); }); } const updateMeterStatsCookie = function (didomi, accessObject) { return; }); const pathParts = new URL(url).pathname.split('/'); const selectedPriceRadioInput = node.querySelector('.subtitle2 input[type="radio"]'); if (!isShopFront) { }); const grantedBy = Object.keys(purchase).filter(function (key) { But an American investor stepped in and provided the necessary funding for him to retain ownership and continue his renovation of Cloontykilla Castle and preservation of McDermott\u0026amp;rsquo;s Castle.But he is in need of\u00a0ongoing financing to complete the restoration of both castles.The Historic Estate Investment Trust is aimed at investors who \u0026amp;ldquo;want to be part of Ireland\u0026amp;rsquo;s history\u0026amp;rdquo; to restore McDermott\u0026amp;rsquo;s Castle and other historic Irish castles that are in danger of collapse. const fireAddToCartEvent = function () { window.dataLayer[0].user.meteredPaywall = meteredPaywall; item_group_code: "pfc_indo", document.getElementById('fp-tog-1').click(); const priceIdFromUrl = getQueryStringValue('priceId') bundles = bundles.sort(function (priceA, priceB) { Cloontykilla castle aka rockingham castle built in 1839 is now the new home of actor sean simons. const updateTemplateForHomeDelivery = function (el) { } window.inmTracking.trackEventAsVirtualPageView(virtualPageViewData); let premium_content_redirect_url = 'https://subscribe.independent.ie/welcome/'; fpblock.style.display = 'block'; Grand Designs Season 12 . successful_upgrade_redirect_url = 'https://subscribe.independent.ie/welcome/premium-plus/'; if (Object.keys(window.dataLayer[0]).indexOf('article') > -1) { document.cookie = subscriberCookieName + "= ; path=/;domain=" + domain + ";expires = Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT"; let userHasLoggedIn = false; } } else if (selectedPrice.delivery_days.length === 1 && selectedPrice.delivery_days.indexOf(0) > -1) { The Peterson investment has helped restart what Sean Simon describes as a labor of love and absolutely nothing less than. } } }; } label: 'login', What happened to Sean Simons castle from Grand Designs. 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And because Sean hopes to use his show business connections to rent out the castles and land as television and film locations, he will use a generator to power up the castle so there are no tell-tale electricity poles that would detract from its authenticity.He points to a gnarled oak tree on the estate. userHasLoggedIn = true; 'shopfront_monthly_header_subscribe' : 'shopfront_monthly_subscribe'; evt : window.event; The actor Sean Simon at Cloontykilla Castle Alison Gill Sunday June 20 2021, 12.01am, The Sunday Times Television viewers hate a cliffhanger, and when presenter Kevin McCloud walked away. 'shopfront_annual_header_subscribe' : 'shopfront_annual_subscribe'; evt.which : evt.keyCode; All the new construction within the castle has degraded dramatically. eventCategory: 'bundle_click', return; He plans to rent it out to well-heeled guests for between 25,000 and 45,000. He said: Some people call me Lord Muck and I love it. }; } else { onboarding_article = 'https://subscribe.independent.ie/welcome/home-delivery/' And as an added bonus you can go fishing from your doorstep. Through sheer determination and hard work, this childhood dream eventually manifested itself, and Sean purchased the two castles from the Irish Forestry Board for not an unreasonable sum. el.querySelector('a[data-price_id]').href = el.querySelector('a[data-price_id]').href + '#monthly'; if (eventType === 'content_displayed') { } if (Object.keys(window.dataLayer[0]).indexOf('article') > -1) { } else if (Object.keys(p.badge || {}).indexOf('print_annual') > -1) { } quantity: 1, console.log('observer.observe failed:', e); showOrderSummary(node, previouslySelectedPriceId); }; } if (! 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When he read down further and saw the photographs of the killing scene, he quickly realized that had he stayed with the band then he too would likely have been murdered along with his bandmates by Loyalist killers. const eventType = event.detail.event_type; } 'shop-front': 'fp_refresh_price', }); }); meteredAccess: purchase.metered_paywall, return params[key]; eventLabel = 'saturday_sunday'; }, var p_tag = document.createElement("p"); redirectToShopFrontWelcomePage(); window.showNonSubscriberElements) { } } showPremiumBadge(plan); userWall = 'paywall'; subscriptionStatus: 'Corporate', const script = document.createElement('script'); Following his success as an actor in Londons West End where he hadlead roles in hit productions of Little Shop of Horrorsand played Elvis Presley in Are you Lonesome Tonight? } Those who insist on screen time will be banishedto the dungeon which will be fitted out with TVs and other tech, accessible via underground fibre optic cables. bodyAvailable = true; if (isGrantedBy('app_purchase')) { window.dataLayer[0].user.subscriptionStatus = 'gs_true'; el.classList.add('-featured'); const setActiveTab = function (tabPrefix) { } card_cvc_style: stripeInputStyle, A place to enjoy 'life on the lake', to relax, have fun and enjoy time in nature. } event: 'ee-productClick', for (const key in prices) { return -1; // Push initial dataLayer values into object. flipPayConfig.show_spinner = false; var timeLeftOnExpire = (Date.parse(prices[key]['active_to']) - nowTimeStamp); Copyright 2023 Irish Studio LLC All rights reserved. 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} const isUpgrades = false; if (subscriberCookieStatus === "undefined") { window.shopFrontHeaderSubscribe = false; const subscriberCookieName = 'subscriber'; And because Sean hopes to use his show business connections to rent out the castles and land as television and film locations, he will use a generator to power up the castle so there are no tell-tale electricity poles that would detract from its authenticity. selectedPrice = getBundleById(subscribeLink.dataset['price_id']); snack_bar_success_message: 'Welcome! var badgeToUse = ''; }; price.placeholder_prices.map(priceToEcommerceProduct) if (userHasLoggedIn === true) { } position: 0, return []; var span_tag = document.createElement("span"); fireCheckoutEvent(); subscriptionFinishDate: purchase.granted_by_app_purchase.finish_at, const eventName = { subtree: true, let eventLabel; return 'none'; showPremiumBadge(node); value: priceID, } } let selectedPrice = {}; (returnURL || member_redirect)) { if (isGrantedBy('corporate_account')) { } } userID: '', ['gallery', 'lightbox'].forEach(function (namespace) { bundle: bundleValue, funny organization names bundleContainer.classList.toggle('-three', bundleContainer.children.length === 3); 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}); } if(priceholder.dataset.contract_periods !== null && priceholder.dataset.contract_periods !== '' && priceholder.dataset.contract_periods == 12) { var fpblock = document.getElementById("flip-pay"); const setBundleToFullWidth = function (el) { Thankfully Seans parents both lived long enough to see his childhood dream come true. return; fireAddToCartEvent(); subscriptionStartDate: '1111-11-11T11:11:11Z', onboarding_article = 'https://subscribe.independent.ie/welcome/' if (activeTabId === 'shop-front-annual-prices-tab-trigger') { } }, 500); color: 'transparent', if (addToCartFiredAfterRegistration === false) { } else if (Object.keys(p.badge || {}).indexOf('premium-plus') > -1) { } return { return -1; Cloontykilla Castle known locally as Rockingham Castle was bought by local actor Sen Simon in 1997 who has spent 12 million. } The first property that needed his immediate attention and protection was the castle known as Castle Island or McDermotts Castle, which is located out in the middle of Lough Key itself. window.dataLayer.push({ overpaid mortgage interest refund. }); return priceExpireExist; wallType: window.dataLayer[0].article.wallType, virtualPageViewData.eventData.article.wallVisible = 'false'; if (Object.keys(event.detail.object.badge || {}).indexOf('home-delivery') > -1) { attributes: true, sean simons cloontykilla castle now const onHomeDeliveryPriceSelected = function (priceId) { Sean Simon was a famous London West End show and Irish film star who went on to garner fame with shows and movies such as The Little Shop of Horrors, Are You Lonesome Tonight and also in movies such as; Into the West with Gabriel Byrne and The Deal Breaker as Laurence Feelgood. }); return text.trim(); } const now = new Date(); } eventAction: 'auth', window.dataLayer.push({ return price; For wedding & event enquiries, contact www.secretbridesmaid.ie. return; Its not a boutique hotel, its a private castle and youre king or queen of the castle, he said. if (eventType === 'summary_displayed') { return; }); Convert time from hours to milliseconds (360000 represents number of ms in an hour). subscriptionFinishDate: '1111-11-11T11:11:11Z', } else if (Object.keys(p.badge || {}).indexOf('premium') > -1) { card_expiry_style: stripeInputStyle, } premium_content_redirect_url: 'https://subscribe.independent.ie/welcome/premium-plus/', actionField: { var p = purchase['granted_by_' + purchaseType]; } } subscriptionFinishDate: '0000-00-00T00:00:00Z', * Originally published in Nov 2019. }; subscriptionFinishDate: purchase.granted_by_purchase.finish_at, window.dataLayer.push({ let meteredPaywall = 'undefined'; user: { onboarding_article = 'https://subscribe.independent.ie/welcome/premium/'; if (accessObject.access === false) { Sean Simon hasnt stopped dreaming even though he has already achieved a lifetime of experiences that most of us can only allude to. } 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. const getPricesByBadge = function () { This year will not only mark a decade since his restoration of Cloontykilla Castle, which was one of the most watched episodes of Channel 4s Grand Designsprogramme, it also heralds the start of a new investment fund that he launched on January 1. 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