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Maynooth, town with ry. sta., Laraghbryan par., N. co. Kildare, on Rye Water and Royal Canal, 15 miles W. of Dublin, pop. 1278; P.O., T.O.; contains the Royal College of St Patrick (opened 1795), the principal educational establishment of the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "town with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Kildare County |
| Place: | Maynooth |
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