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Great stone castle built around 1200 and the principal stronghold of the Kildare FitzGeralds, one of Ireland’s most powerful families of the Middle Ages. In 1316 King Edward II raised John fitz Thomas Fitzgerald to the earldom of Kildare for his It was captured by Henry VIII’s Lord Deputy in Ireland , Sir William Skeffington, in 1535 after a siege involving one of the first uses of siege guns in Ireland .
Despite the garrison’s surrender they were all killed. It again saw fighting during the 1641 rebellion.
Maynooth Castle
Maynooth,
Co. Kildare.
Opening Times
30 May - 25 September: Open Wednesday to Sunday and Bank Holidays - 10.00 - 18.00
Average Length of Visit: 45 minutes
Last guided tour 16.30. Grounds close 17.45.
Admission charged.