NUI Maynooth

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Maynooth Castle

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Maynooth Castle is a ruined castle in Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland 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. Maynooth Castle is situated 480 metres east of NUI Maynooth.

National Science Museum at Maynooth

Museum

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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, Ireland. National Science Museum at Maynooth is situated 440 metres southeast of NUI Maynooth.

Maynooth railway station

Railway station

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Maynooth railway station serves the town of Maynooth in north County Kildare, Ireland. It is a key exchange station on the Dublin to Maynooth commuter services, Dublin to Mullingar/Longford long-distance commuter service and Dublin to Sligo InterCity service. Maynooth railway station is situated 1 km southeast of NUI Maynooth.

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Maynooth

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Maynooth is a town in County Kildare, 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.

Celbridge

Town

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Celbridge is a town and townland on the River Liffey in County Kildare, Ireland. It is 23 km west of Dublin. 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. Celbridge is situated 6 km southeast of NUI Maynooth.

Leixlip

Town

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Leixlip is a town in north-east County Kildare, Ireland. Its location on the confluence of the River Liffey and the Rye Water has marked it as a frontier town historically: on the border between the ancient kingdoms of Leinster and Brega, as an outpost of The Pale, and on Kildare's border with County Dublin. Leixlip is situated 8 km east of NUI Maynooth.

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