House & Family History: Jigginstown was to be a palace, a house appropriate for the ruler of Ireland in the 17th century; that ruler was Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, of Wentworth Woodhouse in Yorkshire. Strafford was a loyal servant to Charles I and suffered for his devotion by losing his head, an event that precipitated the Civil War. Because of the Civil War the grand red brick house Strafford started to build was never completed and slipped into ruin during the years of civil strife. In the 1960s its half-buried cellars were still visible.

House Listed: Ruin

Park Listed: Not Listed

Past Seat / Home of: Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, 17th century.

Current Ownership Type: Ruinous

Primary Current Ownership Use: Ruinous

House Open to Public: Ruin

Historic Houses Member: No