MAYNOOTH TOWN

History

The town of Maynooth takes its name from Nuadha Neacht, a pre-Christian King of Ireland, or perhaps from a later Mogh Nuadhat, a ruler of the second century after Christ. In early Christian times there were at least three churches within three miles of the present town though the actual origins of Maynooth could be said to date from the late 12th century when the Fitzgeralds were granted the Manor of Maynooth.
To establish themselves, the newcomers would at first have built a castle of the motte-and-bailey type, and this would have been replaced with a more permanent structure as time allowed. The ruins, now a national monument, are of the castle commenced in the 13th century and much enlarged in later centuries. The great tower still stands to its original height. In 1521 the Fitzgeralds founded a college but it did not survive the Reformation.
The town of Maynooth can be described today in much the same way as it was in 1837....
"of one principal street, at one extremity of which is the avenue leading to Carton, the magnificent seat of the present Duke of Leinster, and at the other the Royal College of St. Patrick".
Maynooth could be described as a suburb of Dublin. In 1967 St. Patrick’s College opened it’s gates to lay students bringing further change. Today the population of Maynooth is around 8,500.

Location

Travelling to County Kildare
 County Kildare is on Dublin's doorstep and is in close proximity to Dublin Airport and Seaport as well as Dun Laoghaire Harbour. It is also only a couple of hours drive from most parts of Ireland. 

 Travelling within County Kildare 
 The county is well serviced by national roads and rail links. There are 3 national routes - M4, M7, M9 - running through the county and rail links to the North West and West of Ireland via Maynooth and the South and South West via Naas, Newbridge and Kildare. The county also includes a network of quiet country roads for those interested in travelling by bicycle. 

Motorways 
 M4/N4/N6: Dublin - Leixlip - Maynooth - Kilcock - Enfield - Galway/Sligo 
 M7/N7/N21/N8: Dublin - Naas - Newbridge - Kildare - Monasterevin - Port Laoise - Cork/Limerick - Killarney 
 N78: Dublin - Naas - Kilcullen - Athy / Casteldermot - Kilkenny/Waterford 

 Maynooth Town 

NUI Maynooth is situated 15 miles from Dublin in the heart of the Kildare countryside, and is well served by motorway, rail and bus links. 

Maynooth has two suburban bus routes, the 66 and the 67a. The town is also served by Bus Eireann and private coach companies en route to Galway and the west of Ireland.

Trains are approximately hourly up until 6pm and go direct to Dublin city centre.

There is a main train line in Sallins which is 2 miles from Naas Town - Timetables and latest information is available at www.irishrail.ie 

Bus Services are also available  - Timetables and latest information is available at www.buseireann.ie



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