Kilkenny Castle was the inspiration for what was meant to be America's greatest mansion [ on Long Island, NY ]

Kilkenny Castle was the inspiration for what was meant to be America's greatest mansion: There sits a little bit of Kilkenny on Long Island at a site now known as Hempstead House. The reasons behind this fact are fascinating. The story of those who built it even more so. INTRODUCING THE GOULDS Howard Gould was the third son of railroad tycoon Jay Gould, who was argued to be the the most...