Maynooth

Province

Maynooth ( Irish: Maigh Nuad; German: " level of Nuada ") is a town in County Kildare in the east of the Republic of Ireland.

Demographics and traffic

Maynooth is located in the north of Kildare, on the border with County Meath, 25 km west of Dublin. Its population was determined in Census 2011, 13,621 people; the high proportion of 26% of 15-24 year olds indicates that Maynooth is a university town. Maynooth belongs to the Archdiocese of Dublin.

Maynooth is located on the M4 and N4, which runs from Dublin via Mullingar and Longford to Sligo. It also lies on the intercity route of Iarnród Éireann from Dublin to Sligo. The proximity to Dublin, it was found that Maynooth ( Western Commuter ) and next to Bus Éireann is also connected to the S-Bahn system of Iarnród Éireann, inter alia, is also served by Dublin Bus. The Royal Canal, navigable from Dublin to Maynooth, is mainly used for recreational purposes.

Economics and Teaching

Maynooth is the main retail and service center for North Kildare and South Meath, with some around the clock open branches of all major retail chains represented in Ireland or large - sized shopping centers ( Dunnes ). Leixlip is an economically important neighboring city, with 14,676 inhabitants ( 2006) and major production from Intel and Hewlett -Packard, which also workers from Maynooth are busy.

As a university town, Maynooth is home to the National University of Ireland, founded in 1997, Maynooth ( NUIM ), one of the four constituent universities of the National University of Ireland, the smallest but fastest-growing University of Ireland, currently with more than 6,500 enrolled students (2008 /2009). Skip exist in Maynooth since 1795, St Patrick 's College (also known as Maynooth College), the Irish national seminary (since 1997 as a private, Roman Catholic college ), and this associated Pontifical University of Maynooth, the only one founded in 1896, private university in Ireland. In St Patrick 's College all conferences of the Irish Bishops' Conference to be held.

Attractions

The " Tree Council of Ireland ", has declared the Yew ( Yew Tree ) at the entrance to St. Patrick's College, the oldest native tree of Ireland. The well-known as Silken Thomas yew tree is a yew last number that have been planted at the time of the construction of Maynooth Castle in the 12th century.

At the western end of Main Street, at the entrance to the older part of the university campus, there are the ruins of Maynooth Castle. This was built in the 13th century and was the home of the Earls of Kildare, to Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare, after a rebellion against Henry VIII in 1537 lost his title of nobility and was sentenced to death.

To the east lies outside of Maynooth Carton House, an estate whose story begins in the 17th century and was rebuilt by the Irish architect Richard Cassels 1739-1745 to a large extent. Until the 19th century it was restored by the Earls of Kildare, from 1766 Dukes of Leinster, multiple and extended. Edward FitzGerald, 7th Duke of Leinster, who lived until 1920 at Carton House. Since 2000, here is a golf resort.

On the old campus is the built 1875-1905 Gothic College Chapel.

Personalities

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