Chess Tables

Chess Tables is a recreation area in County Kildare, Leinster. Chess Tables is situated near the pitch Table Tennis, as well as near the church Quiet Room.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Maynooth Castle and Maynooth railway station.

Maynooth Castle

Photo: William Murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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 650 metres southeast of Chess Tables.

Maynooth railway station

Railway station

Photo: Mihal Orela, CC BY 3.0.

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 Chess Tables.

National Science Museum at Maynooth

Museum

Photo: AugusteBlanqui, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 660 metres southeast of Chess Tables.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maynooth and Celbridge.

Maynooth

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

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

Photo: Ian Paterson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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 7 km southeast of Chess Tables.

Leixlip

Town

Photo: Magnolia677, CC BY 4.0.

Leixlip is a town in north-east County Kildare, Ireland. It is situated about 16 km west of Dublin city centre, and parts of the town's outskirts are in County Dublin. Leixlip is situated 8 km east of Chess Tables.

Chess Tables

Type: Chess
Categories: recreation area and sports location
Location: County Kildare, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.38387° or 53° 23′ 2″ north

Longitude

-6.60267° or 6° 36′ 10″ west

Open location code

9C5M99MW+GW

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4683660209

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=picnic_table

OpenStreetMap feature

sport=chess

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Highlights: Table Tennis and Quiet Room.

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