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in the 1630s, in his time the most powerful figure in Ireland, was responsible for the construction. His intention was for the castle to be a place where the King could reside on royal visits to Ireland. The downfall and execution for
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of Lord Strafford in 1641 meant that the house was never completed, and it was largely destroyed during the civil strife of the 1640s. According to Strafford's biographer
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Length 448 ft (137 m); facade length 380 ft (120 m)
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Placename is first recorded in 1280 as Sigineston, meaning "Siggins'
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SMR: KD019-033001- Description of monument. Retrieved 13 August 2018
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Jigginstown Castle was built on the periphery of an area known as
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Strafford's Folly, Sigginstown Castle/House, Jigginstown House
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Naas Local History Group, Naas Local History Group (1990).
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The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland
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Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford- a revaluation
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Jigginstown Castle is located in Ireland
settlement
Tudor
Naas
Coordinates
53°12′50″N 6°40′56″W / 53.2139°N 6.6822°W / 53.2139; -6.6822
£
Red brick
marble
lead
Bus Éireann
National Monument
Naas, County Kildare
Charles I
Kilkenny marble
The Pale
Dublin
Thomas Wentworth
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
treason
Veronica Wedgwood


"1636 – Jigginstown House, Naas, Co. Kildare"
"Knight's Fees in Kildare, Leix and Offaly"
JSTOR
25509431
"Baile Shigín/Jigginstown"
"Jigginstown Castle, Naas, Co. Kildare, Ireland"

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