Complex sentence: Since 1977, Carton estate has been the property of the Mallaghan family and in the 1980s and 1990s the Irish government came under public and political pressure to buy the house and its grounds but decided not to do so.
Split into simpler sentences: Since 1977, Carton estate has been the property of the Mallaghan family. In the 1980s and 1990s the Irish government came under political pressure to buy the house and its grounds but decided not to do so.