Claim: The Markee Castle was inherited by Bryan Cooper from his father in 1902 and their family lived there until he died in 1930 (except during World War I and when carrying out political duties), then after the Second World War, nobody took after and maintained it, but since 2015, it has been managed by the Corscadden family.
Evidence: The soldier and politician Bryan Cooper inherited the castle on the death of his father in 1902 and resided there with his family (except during World War I and when carrying out political duties) from 1903 until his death in 1930. After the Second World War the castle fell on hard times and stood empty and derelict for many years. In 2015, after four centuries, it finally changed hands and is now run by the Corscadden family who also own Cabra Castle Hotel in Co. Cavan, Ballyseede Castle Hotel in Co. Kerry and Bellingham Castle in Co. Louth.