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LEINSTER, JAMES, 1ST DUKE OF
- Born: 1722 Died: 1773
Amateur. As Marquess of Kildare circa 1762 he made sketch plans of the new house he intended to erect between the colonnades at Carton.(1) He also had a considerable influence on the alterations and improvements to Castletown, Co. Kildare, undertaken by his sister-in-law, Lady Louisa Conolly, from 1759 onwards.(2)
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(1) In the collection of Patrick Guinness. Isaac Ware prepared a volume of plans for Carton in 1762 (the contents of which are now divided between the collection of Patrick Guinness and the IAA, Guinness Collection, Acc. 98/68), which are heavily annotated in the Marquess's hand; see David Griffin. 'Carton and Isaac Ware', Journal of the Co. Kildare Archaeological Society 18 (1994-95), 163-175(illus.)
(2) See David Griffin, 'Castletown, Co. Kildare: the contribution of James, First Duke of Leinster', Irish Architectural and Decorative Studies 1 (1998), 120-145.
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| Building: | CO. KILDARE, CASTLETOWN |
| Date: | 1759-1777 |
| Nature: | Had considerable influence on alts. and adds. undertaken by Lady Louis Conolly from 1759 onwards. |
| Refs: | David Griffin, 'Castletown, Co. Kildare: the contribution of James, First Duke of Leinster', BIGS, 1998, ref. to come. |