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This Journal Entry tells the story of the rebellion of Silken Thomas. Thomas Fitzgerald was the 10th Earl of Kildare who stood against Henry VIII after hearing false rumors of his fathers execution in England. Fitzgerald gathered many men and tried…

Maynooth Castle was the home of the Fitzgerald family from around 1200 to 1534. It became the site of the "Pardon of Maynooth" in March 1535 when William Skeffington, head if the British forces in Ireland, bombarded the castle for ten days leaving it…