Maynooth

Maynooth
Maigh Nuad
Town
Clockwise from top: businesses in Maynooth, the Maynooth campus of the National University of Ireland, St. Patrick's College
Clockwise from top: businesses in Maynooth, the Maynooth campus of the National University of Ireland, St. Patrick's College
Motto: 
Crom Abu
Maynooth is located in Ireland
Maynooth
Maynooth
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°22′54″N 6°35′28″W / 53.38157°N 6.59098°W / 53.38157; -6.59098
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Kildare
Elevation
48 m (157 ft)
Population17,259
Eircode
W23
Telephone area code01
Websitewww.maynooth.ie

Maynooth (/məˈnθ/; 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.

  1. ^ "Census 2022 | Profile 1 - Population Distribution and Movement | F1015 - Population". data.cso.ie. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  2. ^ "The Catholic Communications Office". Catholiccommunications.ie. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  3. ^ "Trócaire | Irish Charity Working for a Just World". Trocaire.org. Archived from the original on 16 January 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2012.

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