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National Science Museum at Maynooth

The National Science and Ecclesiology Museum at Maynooth is a science museum and museum of ecclesiology, located on the joint campus of St Patrick's College, Maynooth and Maynooth University, .
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: science museum, Ecclesiology museum in County Kildare , Ireland
  • Also known as: “National Science and Ecclesiology Museum”, “National Science and Ecclesiology Museum at Maynooth”, and “National Science Museum”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Maynooth Castle and Maynooth railway station.

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is a ruined castle in , , which stands at the entrance to the South Campus of Maynooth University. Constructed in the early 13th century, it became the primary residence of the Kildare Fitzmaurice and Fitzgerald family. is situated 390 metres northeast of National Science Museum at Maynooth.

Railway station
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serves the town of in north , Ireland. It is a key exchange station on the Dublin to Maynooth commuter services, Dublin to / long-distance commuter service and Dublin to InterCity service. is situated 500 metres east of National Science Museum at Maynooth.

Bridge
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is situated 260 metres southeast of National Science Museum at Maynooth.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maynooth and Celbridge.

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is a town in , 30 km west of Dublin. Maigh Nuad means the plain of Nuadha, the mythical king who lost his arm in battle, was fitted with a silver one, then grew back his own.

Town
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is a town and townland on the in , . It is 23 km west of . Both a local centre and a commuter town within the Greater Dublin Area, it is located at the intersection of the R403 and R405 regional roads. is situated 6 km southeast of National Science Museum at Maynooth.

Town
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is a town in north-east , Ireland. Its location on the confluence of the and the Rye Water has marked it as a frontier town historically: on the border between the ancient kingdoms of and Brega, as an outpost of The Pale, and on Kildare's border with . is situated 7 km east of National Science Museum at Maynooth.

National Science Museum at Maynooth

Latitude
53.37863° or 53° 22′ 43″ north
Longitude
-6.59808° or 6° 35′ 53″ west
Open location code
9C5M9CH2+FQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1433494080
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q24196877
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In Other Languages

“National Science Museum at Maynooth” goes by many names.
  • Irish: “Músaem Náisiúnta na nEolaiochta”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Russell Library and Saint Mary Oratory.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “National Science Museum at Maynooth”. Photo: AugusteBlanqui, CC BY-SA 4.0.