Gurteen Castle, the former home of the Count De la Poer; a Knight of Malta is a magnificent granite neo Gothic castle, situated on the south bank of the River Suir about 5 miles north of Clonmel.
The estate belonged to the de la Poer’s who had a staunch devotion to the Catholic church. Count Edmund da la Poer who was Private Chamberlain to Pope Pius X commenced the building of the present castle in 1866.
Vienna-born artist, Gottfried Helnwein, who bought Gurteen Castle in Tipperary back in the early 1990s, hosted celebrations for the marriage between Marilyn Manson and Dita Von Teese.
Wedding in 2005
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