Person: Sheelyn Browne

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Local family plan to spend €50m on Westport House

Westport House in Co Mayo has been bought by a local family who have pledged to retain all staff and spend €50m on developing the estate over the next five years.

Sat, 28 Jan, 2017

With ‘broken hearts’ Westport House goes up for sale

The historic 18th century Westport House in Co Mayo has been put up for sale by the Browne family, who have owned the estate for nearly 400 years.

Fri, 05 Feb, 2016

Protecting a pirate’s treasure at Westport House

TO SAY that Westport House has been in the family for generations doesn’t quite capture Lady Sheelyn Browne’s impressive lineage — her connection to the 400-acre Co Mayo estate goes right back to her 14th great-grandmother, the “most notorious woman in all the coasts of Ireland”, pirate queen Grace O’Malley.

Sun, 13 Apr, 2014