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" After living in the same historic estate for over\u00A0300 years, a family is\u00A0reluctantly forced to sell it. While that\u00A0may sound like the plot of an upcoming &amp;quot;Downton Abbey&amp;quot; spinoff, it&amp;#039;s the unfortunate reality for one family in Ireland&amp;#039;s\u00A0County Mayo. According to the Irish Times, the Browne Family has\u00A0listed their beautiful home \u2014 known as Westport House \u2014 their\u00A0455 acres of land, and the many tourist attractions that sit on the property. They are asking\u00A0\u20AC10\u00A0million Euros, or about $11.2 million U.S. dollars for the estate. The Westport House property is home to the family-friendly\u00A0Pirate Adventure Park\u00A0\u2014\u00A0complete with rides, slides, and trains \u2014\u00A0as well as a caravan and camping park.\u00A0On the other hand, the stately brick home \u00A0itself\u00A0is full of period furniture and historical exhibits. Thanks to its representation of so many different interests, the property has been a tourist favorite since it opened to the public in 1961. The listing comes ten years after a large chunk of the property was put up as security for a loan, which was ultimately affected by recession, leaving\u00A0the family unable to save the estate. According to the\u00A0Daily Mail, one member of the family,\u00A0Sheelyn Browne, spoke out in an official statement, saying:\u00A0&amp;#039;This is a very sad and emotional day for our family as we have done everything in our power to try to save the House and Estate over the last eight years but now have to admit defeat in this battle as we have neither\u00A0the resources or the energy to continue.&amp;quot;\u00A0 Browne also specified that the family hopes the new owner will keep the property open to the public, and according to the Irish Times, the Mayo City Council will look into ways to purchase the loan on the estate in order to keep the attraction up and running. Take a look at the historic\u00A0property in the photos below:          "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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