Maynooth
| Maynooth Maigh Nuad Maynooth |
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| Coordinates | 53 ° 23 ′ N , 6 ° 35 ′ W | ||
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Motto "Crom Abu" |
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| Country | Ireland | ||
| Leinster | |||
| county | Kildare | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | IE-KE | ||
| height | 48 m | ||
| Residents | 14,585 (2016) | ||
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Maynooth ( Irish : Maigh Nuad; German: "Plain of Nuada ") is a town in County Kildare in the east of the Republic of Ireland .
Demographics and Traffic
Maynooth is north of Kildare, on the border with County Meath , 25 km west of Dublin . Its population was determined in the 2016 Census to be 14,585; as Maynooth is a university town , it has a high percentage of under 25s. Maynooth is part of the Archdiocese of Dublin .
Maynooth is on the M4 or N4 , which runs from Dublin via Mullingar and Longford to Sligo . It is also on the Iarnród Éireann InterCity route from Dublin to Sligo. The proximity to Dublin means that Maynooth is also connected to the Iarnród Éireann S-Bahn ( Western Commuter ) and next to Bus Éireann u. a. is also served by Dublin Bus . The Royal Canal , navigable from Dublin to Maynooth, is mainly used for recreational purposes.
Economy and teaching
Maynooth is the main retail and service center for North Kildare and South Meath, with e.g. Branches of all major retail chains represented in Ireland or large shopping centers ( Dunnes ), some of which are open around the clock . Leixlip is an economically important neighboring city, with 14,676 inhabitants (2006) and important production facilities of Intel and Hewlett-Packard , which also employ workers from Maynooth.
As a university town, Maynooth is home to the National University of Ireland, Maynooth (NUIM), founded in 1997 and one of the four constituent universities of the National University of Ireland , the smallest but fastest growing university in Ireland with currently over 6,500 students (2008/2009). Furthermore, St Patrick's College (also known as Maynooth College ), the national Irish seminary (since 1997 as a private Roman Catholic college) and the associated Pontifical University of Maynooth , the only private university founded in 1896, have existed in Maynooth since 1795 Ireland. All Irish Bishops' Conference conferences are held at St Patrick's College .
Attractions
The Tree Council of Ireland has declared the yew tree at the entrance to St. Patrick's College to be the oldest native tree in Ireland. Known as Silken Thomas Yew , the yew tree is the last of a row of yew trees planted at the time of Maynooth Castle's construction in the 12th century.
At the west end of Main Street, at the entrance to the older section of the university campus, are the ruins of Maynooth Castle . This was built in the 13th century and was the home of the Earls of Kildare until Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare , lost his title of nobility after a rebellion against Henry VIII in 1537 and was sentenced to death.
To the east of Maynooth lies Carton House , a property whose history begins in the 17th century and which was largely rebuilt by Irish architect Richard Cassels between 1739 and 1745. Until the 19th century, it was renovated and expanded several times by the restored Earls of Kildare, and from 1766 Dukes of Leinster. Edward FitzGerald, 7th Duke of Leinster , lived in the Carton House until 1920. A golf resort has been located here since 2000.
The neo-Gothic College Chapel, built between 1875 and 1905, is located on the old campus .
Personalities
- Ralph Corbie (1598–1644), Jesuit, beatified in 1929
- Domhnall Ua Buachalla (1866–1963), politician and u. a. Member of the First Dáil
- Mark Travers (* 1999), soccer player
Town twinning
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Canet-en-Roussillon ( France ), since 2011
Web links
- Official Maynooth Page of Kildare County Council (not all current information)
- “Maynooth Co.Kildare Ireland” - Town Portal
- The oldest tree in Ireland
Individual evidence
- ↑ Map of Ireland (can be enlarged greatly)
- ↑ “The distance from Dublin to Maynooth is 15 miles”, on the website of the NUI Maynooth ( Memento of the original from July 20, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Maynooth on citypopulation.de, accessed on July 5, 2017
- ^ Website of the NUI Maynooth
- ↑ Carton House, Maynooth, County Kildare on County Kildare History and Heritage (English)
