Maynooth
Maigh Nuad | |
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Town | |
![]() Clockwise from top: businesses in Maynooth, the Maynooth campus of the National University of Ireland, St. Patrick's College | |
Motto: Crom Abu | |
Coordinates: 53°22′54″N 6°35′28″W / 53.38157°N 6.59098°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Leinster |
County | County Kildare |
Elevation | 48 m (157 ft) |
Population | 17,259 |
Eircode | W23 |
Telephone area code | 01 |
Website | www |
Maynooth (/məˈnuːθ/; Irish: Maigh Nuad) is a university town in north County Kildare, Ireland. It is home to Maynooth University (part of the National University of Ireland and also known as the National University of Ireland, Maynooth) and St Patrick's College, a Pontifical University and Ireland's sole Roman Catholic seminary. Maynooth is also the seat of the Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference[2] and holds the headquarters of Ireland's largest development charity, Trócaire.[3] Maynooth is located 24 kilometres (15 miles) west of central Dublin.