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Tech billionaire Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan have bought an Irish castle and are "excited" about the historic home, a spokesman for the businessman said in a statement Thursday.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

She is the princess, and this is the castle she’ll be locked in, an indomitable beast of a citadel fittingly titled the Tower Hotel.

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026

It is not only castle lakes that have been affected by the hot weather.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

I still have no idea why we had to spend so much time with her in that haunted castle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

“Point it toward that castle over there,” Jack said, and she pulled on the handle until they were pointed at the large stone fortress.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

Overlooking the River Blackwater, the main house was designed by architects James and George Richard Pain, who also worked on other Irish castles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026

His mum, Gemma McConnell, said he had the time of his life enjoying lemonade and cake and playing in the bouncy castles in his own superhero outfit.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

When he was in his 20s, the Welsh actor Matthew Rhys spent a night at one of the most haunted castles in his home country.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026

No, that’s not me building castles in the sky.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026

"Kings are allowed to stay home alone in their castles, Mom."

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi

In the fifth game, Nepo as White hits on the unusual strategy of launching a pawn storm right in front of his castled king.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 18, 2023

Debutant Emma Lamb was bowled for a second-ball duck and captain Heather Knight was castled by a Tahlia McGrath yorker, leaving England 19-2.

From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2022

As “Cleanness” moves forward, as if in a game of chess, positions are castled.

From New York Times ● Jan. 13, 2020

Slowly things seemed to be turning Carlsen’s way; the kings were castled on opposite sides of the board, which often means each player will be racing to attack the other’s king.

From Slate ● Nov. 28, 2018

As it turned out, the old man never castled.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

It looks at first as if Nepo will have trouble finding a place for his king, but it turns out to be perfectly safe after castling long.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 11, 2023

She saved the best for last, castling Kate Cross with another beauty: full and turning just enough to beat the edge as the batter aimed a shot through the leg side.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2022

He played aggressively in the opening, eschewing a chance to trade queens early on and also not castling his king, which is the usual method to keep it safe.

From New York Times ● Dec. 6, 2021

Anatoly Karpov, the former world champion, was captured on video castling queen's side illegally, moving the rook before the king.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 22, 2013

He would, however, lose his chance of castling through Black's Q-K2.

From Chess Strategy by J. Du Mont