How Fred Astaire’s sister Adele married the owner of an Irish castle

Adele Astaire

A new book tells the fascinating tale of how Fred Astaire’s sister Adele gave up her own dance career to marry the owner of an Irish castle, writes Marjorie Brennan.

Above, Adele Astaire and Fred Astaire; below, Adele fishing on the River Blackwater; Adele and her husband, Charles Cavendish of Lismore; inset below, author Nicola Cassidy