Maynooth Castle

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.

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Maynooth Castle ranks #2,155 of 3,691 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #42 of the 53 mapped in Ireland. See how Ireland compares in the castle statistics.

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