Leinster Wood
Leinster Wood is a residential area in County Kildare, Leinster. Leinster Wood is situated nearby to the cemetery Oldcarton Grave Yard, as well as near the sports venue Leinster Lodge Equestrian Centre.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Carton House and Maynooth Castle.
Carton House
Hotel
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Carton House is a country house and surrounding demesne that was the ancestral seat of the Earls of Kildare and Dukes of Leinster for over 700 years. Located 23 km west of Dublin, in Maynooth, County Kildare, the Carton Demesne is a 1,100 acres estate, from an original estate of 70,000 acres. Carton House is situated 1¼ km west of Leinster Wood.
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 3½ km west of Leinster Wood.
Conolly’s Folly
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The Conolly Folly, a.k.a. The Obelisk, is an obelisk structure located between Celbridge, Leixlip and Maynooth in County Kildare, Ireland. It was built in the mid-18th century by the Conolly family, then owners of the Castletown Estate. Conolly’s Folly is situated 2½ km south of Leinster Wood.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maynooth and Leixlip.
Maynooth
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.
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 5 km southeast of Leinster Wood.
Dunboyne
Town
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Dunboyne is a town in County Meath, Ireland, 15 km north-west of Dublin city centre. It is a commuter town for Dublin. In the 20 years between the 1996 and 2016 censuses, the population of Dunboyne more than doubled from 3,080 to 7,272 inhabitants. Dunboyne is situated 6 km northeast of Leinster Wood.
Leinster Wood
Latitude
53.39226° or 53° 23′ 32″ northLongitude
-6.54695° or 6° 32′ 49″ westOpen location code
9C5M9FR3+W6OpenStreetMap ID
way 38877407OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residential
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In Other Languages
“Leinster Wood” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Coill Laighean”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Oldcarton Grave Yard and Leinster Lodge Equestrian Centre.
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