 He had been receiving a pension of £3,133 per year from his abolished office as clerk of the pells in Ireland.Following the 3rd Earl's death, his son shipped all of the castle's "splendid furniture and appointments" back to the family seat in Castlemartyr, Cork, so that the 'marine villa' could be let out.For some years, the castle was let to Nathaniel Barwell Esq, a gentleman of 'great opulence'.