Who is James Berwind, the US businessman with a Kinsale property portfolio worth €16m?

James Berwind, 60, is a fifth-generation member of the Berwind family, the dynasty behind the the Berwind Corporation

Valley House in Sandycove, Kinsale, which has been bought for €4.99m. Picture: Dan Linehan

This week, the Irish Examiner reported how an American philanthropist, who fell in love with the town of Kinsale after sailing into its harbour on his superyacht, is believed to have purchased his third property in the town in the last 18 months.

James Berwind is thought to be the buyer of Valley House, a dormer bungalow overlooking a harbour island in Kinsale's Sandycove. The house was recently the subject of off-market purchase for €4.99m.