THE ABBEY LEIX ESTATE, ABBEYLEIX, COUNTY LAOIS, IRELAND

[@ringsafe1]

I grew up working on this Estate for the de Vesci family. The late Lady Susan de Vesci was sister to Lord Snowdon who brought Princess Margaret to stay at the Estate in the late 1960's. A very kind family. I retain outstanding memories of pheasant drives and trout fishing there. The de Vesci family built the town of Abbeyleix along with a carpet factory where Actor George Clooney's grandmother worked before they headed for the US.

[@definitelyjulia]

What a treasure of history you must have learned working there! How many employees does it take to keep it looking as immaculate as it currently does? This estate is what dreams are made of. Just beautiful.

[@VBN59Z]

How was HRH Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon as a person? Was she rude and a bitch to you?

[@gulag8735]

@@definitelyjulia as they say, if you've to ask how many staff.......then you cant afford it🤣

[@cherylbusch6236]

Thank you for taking the time to post such interesting insider information. This home, for all it’s stately qualities, seems so warm and inviting-something you can attest to.

[@be8nice]

Are you from Abbeyleix originally? I know someone who was born and grew up there who left in the 1950s.

[@paulahigmanrealestate2017]

This is absolutely a one of a kind property and location.

[@Bendijester]

What an exceptional listing! Stunning!

[@rosarionavarrosantos6113]

La casa bellísima .los jardines los campos..que maravilla. y que elegancia .💜💜💜💜💜💜🇪🇸👏👏👏👏👏

[@sheilaali]

Mint condition stunning

[@Gail-j8j]

Gorgeous❤

[@evelynbyrd4961]

A BIG ..big...big.....big....big house, lovely, historic house... I want it.....

[@elenafoleyfoley168]

Absolutely beautiful 💚💚💚

[@chefwhitneyaronoff]

stunning!

[@downhilltwofour0082]

Oh, to be part of the One-Percent!

[@gulag8735]

The 1% of the 1%

[@oppamaclare]

You'd be surprised how many people in the western world, are in the 1% globally.

[@downhilltwofour0082]

@@oppamaclare So, you'r thinking that the Financial 1 percenters are mostly found in the western part of world? I would agree with that! But having said that, It would seem logical that, that would still exclude 99 percent of the western world too!

[@petermgruhn]

You may well be.

[@enemyofmyenemy6713]

amazing

[@sharonhughes6345]

I know the gentleman who owns it now and has it up for sale to move back to the Estate his parent's bought in the 1960's, one km from me and a km from his beautiful sister!

[@peterleix]

On behalf of all the Leix's I claim this land and fancy house, Sotheby's please leave keys under the mat.

[@samione]

They won't leave you may use deadly force.

[@BorisBritva-i4v]

How to buy ?

[@manoeldasilva7504]

Hi, how much is property in Ireland valued including taxes or your asking price

[@scoobydee3954]

20 million

[@samione]

Stripe co-founder John Collison recently acquired the estate for €20M.

[@scoobydee3954]

I believe he payed a bit less. Somewhere around 11million.

[@andrewgoodbody2121]

Tbh we should have burned it like the rest

[@petermgruhn]

Darn, it sold before I could get the funds together.

[@aagold76]

screaming out for a fountain! the grassy part of front courtyard would be nice- compared to rear, front a little bland.

[@zlide3721]

$1.50 and half my kit kat. Take it or leave it.

[@colleenmcentee6944]

Funny. Thanks for that😁

[@seanmaccionnaith3458]

The curses of ten thousand Irish men and women lies on this property.

[@chrisdaly9539]

Forced starvation at gun point

[@Unborn-Stillborn]

Cant look at that place without thinking of all the poor native Irish people that were robbed in their own land to pay for the likes of this to english landlords.

[@helenaville5939]

Indeed. When this house was built it was against the law for native Irish people to own land or to be educated. Thankfully many of these old houses have passed to Irish ownership over the generations since independence, including to many Irish-Americans, the cherished descendants of our "exiled children in America" as they are fondly described in our most famous document, the Irish Proclamation of 1916, which led to independence. Thank you for your heartfelt moment of reflection. Xx

[@veronicaroach3667]

@@helenaville5939 These are the truths that need to be told OUT LOUD ! I'm a Brit, but not in any way confused about how any of these families aquired their loot - the only reason we all love such places is because they are so incredibly beautiful, not because we actually believe in any one human having the right to own so much more than the lowliest of their servants ! One day maybe fairness will rule the earth, but not in my lifetime. So - enjoy the craftsmanship & the designs & artwork, and may all those who are priviliged remember that they could just as easily have been born into poverty - nobody chose their station in life !!!

[@petermgruhn]

"Not because we believe..." Speak for yourself.

[@Unborn-Stillborn]

@@petermgruhn not my words, so what's with the ""

[@noellambe5845]

@@petermgruhn war on the palaces,peace to the cottages.

[@michaeldavies5092]

I'll take it!

[@ENFj12]

If you can afford the €20 million price tag

[@michaeldavies5092]

@@ENFj12 I'm working on it. PS great work Mr agent! ;-)

[@jesusabascalgomez1319]

Wow , a 2:51 minute dream ¡¡¡

[@evelynbyrd4961]

Pemberly........Jane Austen

[@anthonymullen6300]

Beautiful but built on the back of stolen land and human misery.

[@chrisdaly9539]

And genocide.

[@chrisdaly9539]

Forced starvation at gun point

[@irishelk3]

Abbeyleix, one word, you English folk named it like, come on haha.

[@andrewmcnulty6815]

It's a bit special.

[@nancyhobson9710]

All these posts say ten months ago, two years ago....All the properties would by now be sold.

[@geoffdundee]

some large houses can take upto 3 years to sell depending on market conditions...the longer its on the market you can ask for a huge discount and often you will get it........they are overpriced to start with.

[@johnny545]

Still ain't sold, 20 million it's up for

[@helenaville5939]

A lot of the posters have no intentions of buying. We are merely interested observers sharing our opinions and views regardless.

[@joemurphy1626]

I bought it