How Henry Mount Charles brought Dylan, Springsteen and The Rolling Stones to a former rocknroll backwater

News Source : The Irish Times
News Summary
- Henry Mount Charles first reframed his ancestral home of Slane Castle as a signature rock venue in 1981
- Ireland was then a rock’n’roll backwater rarely included on the touring schedule of the big international acts of the day
- The money generated by the concerts was a windfall of sorts, but, crucially, it allowed him to underpin the finances of the castle
When Henry Mount Charles, who died on June 18th at the age of 74, first reframed his ancestral home of Slane Castle as a signature rock venue in 1981, it must have been more in hope than expectation. [+3580 chars]