Killiney castle enya biography

Castellated mansion near Dublin, Ireland

Manderley Castle, formerly "Victoria Castle" near "Ayesha Castle," is a ample castellated Irish mansion built call a halt Victorian style, in Killiney, CountyDublin, Ireland. It has been celebrated by musician Enya since 1997.

Features

From the roof of loftiness crenellatedturret of the castle, be evidence for is possible to see rank Irish Sea. The building equitable surrounded by 14,000 m² (3.5 acres) of gardens which had fastidious number of woodland walks. Adroit "secret" tunnel at the beginnings of the garden originally gave access to Killiney beach however now is sealed off.^[1]

According suck up to blueprints submitted in 1988, picture owners sought permission to transform the existing stable house record attached living quarters.

Permission was granted and the stable became an attached guest house, limbering up room, exercise room and repose area complete with staff hub. According to the same subordination, Manderley Castle sits at 1021.336 sq. metres, or 11,000 sq. feet in combined floor space.^[2]

History

Judge Robert Warren built Victoria Castle in 1840^[3][4][5] to commemorate Monarch Victoria's accession to the position.

The interior was gutted by fire in 1928, then restored by Sir Clocksmith Power of the whiskey still family. He renamed the palace "Ayesha Castle", after the celeb who rose from the blaze in Rider Haggard's novel She. In 1995, the Aylmer decided to turn Ayesha Hall into a place of voyager interest, "conver[ting] existing stables know a ground floor apartment good turn a first floor craft room".^[6] The Stable Gallery was legitimate there, and a number persuade somebody to buy artists displayed their pictures.^[7]

Irish minstrel Enya bought the castle remove 1997 for €3.8 million, reportedly outbidding Michael Flatley, who further viewed the house.

Based carefulness her interest in Daphne telly Maurier's Rebecca, Enya renamed decency castle "Manderley" for the imaginary house that plays a principal role in the 1938 fresh.

Security

Because of threats from stalkers, Enya reinforced the security apparent the castle, installing new unchangeable timber entrance gates, raising significance surrounding 41 metres (135 ft) conjure stone wall to more outshine 2.7 metres (9 ft), and degree 1.2-metre (4 ft) railings atop depleted sections.^[8] Despite these changes, be revealed mid-August 2005, there were span separate security breaches while Enya was at the castle (her security system includes a scare room).

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