He worked at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, in the furniture department.
[3] He later returned to Ireland, and became active in conservation issues, becoming involved with the Irish Georgian Society.
At the time of his death, he had four grandchildren – Dora, Senan, Francis, and Rose, as well as a step-granddaughter, Martha.
[7] A similar title, the Knight of Kerry, is held by his distant cousins.
[3] He devoted his life to restoring the belongings of the castle, which had been sold due to previous financial difficulties, and rebuilding and finishing the remaining parts of the estate including the Georgian house that had remained incomplete for centuries.