Lord lays siege to Dromoland Castle’s plan to build new water source

A disagreement has emerged between Dromoland Castle and Lord Inchiquin, the direct descendant of Brian Boru, over plans to construct a new water source to serve the 180-year-old castle.

Lord Inchiquin Conor O’Brien has lodged an objection with An Bord Pleanála against the proposed construction of three bore wells, an underground storage tank, and a water pump house on the grounds of the historic castle.

Lord Inchiquin is the head of the O’Brien Clan, which has owned large tracks of land around Dromoland for more than 500 years. Indeed the previous Lord Inchiquin, Donough O’Brien, sold Dromoland Castle and 350 acres of land to American, Bernard McDonough, in 1962.