1988.08.24 Arklow Castle In Danger

In Arklow, County Wicklow, there are rumours that a Japanese buyer is going to demolish the local castle and ship it back to Japan where it would be rebuilt.
Report shows Glenart Castle in Arklow, seat of the Earls of Carysfort.
Photograph of the castle.
Interview with Jim Rees, local historian, on the loss to the area if the castle were demolished.
Interview with Pat Power, local historian, who says that other historic buildings would be in danger if this application is successful.
To camera Eileen Mangier on failure to sell the castle in one piece, because of the proximity of a fertiliser factory.
Fertiliser factory owned by the Irish Fertiliser Industry.
Further interviews with Pat Power and Jim Rees.
The reporter is Eileen Magnier.

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I read that the current owner is a Japanese family and that it’s no longer used due to the proximity of a fertilizer factory.

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Sunday 24th April 1988