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Maynooth Castle

Maynooth Castle is a castle in County Kildare. Head into Maynooth’s urban area to find it. It counts as a national monument of Ireland.

Photo: Maynooth Castle, William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Maynooth

inside the urban area

How well known

Top 7%

#121 of 1,783 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–20°C

In brief

Castle in Maynooth

One of the best-known places to visit in Ireland

#121 of the 1,783 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered. About ↓

Inside Maynooth

Maynooth Castle is inside Maynooth’s urban area, with 4 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

National monument of Ireland

On the State’s record of protected heritage. About ↓

Written from Fáilte Ireland’s open data, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and the CSO’s 2022 town outlines, with Met Éireann’s 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Choosing a month

In Maynooth the warm season is June to September, with highs of 18–20°C.

Jan8° / 2°68 mm

Feb9° / 2°59 mm

Mar11° / 3°54 mm

Apr13° / 5°57 mm

May16° / 7°57 mm

Jun19° / 10°67 mm

Jul20° / 12°65 mm

Aug20° / 11°75 mm

Sep18° / 9°68 mm

Oct14° / 7°85 mm

Nov11° / 4°88 mm

Dec9° / 2°81 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Maynooth, and rain in a month. Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages for Maynooth (Copyright Met Éireann, CC BY 4.0). Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Maynooth’s full climate →

About

Maynooth Castle

A visit can take in a café and guided tours. 8 Wikipedia editions have an article on it. Close by, Castletown House is 5.9 km away, one of 11 within 15 km.

Maynooth Castle on Wikipedia ↗

Type: Castle
Listed: National monument of Ireland
Wikipedias: Covered in 8 languages
Town: in Maynooth
Official site: heritageireland.ie/places-to-visit/maynooth-castle

Facts: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

Before you set off

AddressMaynooth Castle, Main St, Maynooth

Address and hours: Fáilte Ireland’s open data and OpenStreetMap contributors. Hours change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Maynooth Castle on the map

Orange shows Maynooth Castle; numbers mark the places near it.

Towns near it

Nearby towns

Celbridge is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (20,601 people). Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.

1 · It’s in town

Maynooth

17,259 people · 12 places to visit

2 · 3.8 km north of it

Kilcloon

469 people · 6 places to visit

3 · 3.9 km southeast of it

Celbridge

20,601 people · 15 places to visit

4 · 4 km west of it

Kilcock

8,674 people · 6 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Maynooth Castle is	People	Places to visit
Maynooth	It’s in town	17,259	12
Kilcloon	3.8 km north of it	469	6
Celbridge	3.9 km southeast of it	20,601	15
Kilcock	4 km west of it	8,674	6
Leixlip	4.2 km east of it	16,733	13
Ballyoulster	7.3 km southeast of it	523	7
Straffan	7.5 km south of it	1,158	6
Rathcoffey	8.3 km southwest of it	371	4

Make a day of it

More to see nearby

Around it, within 15 km, lie 11 more, including 2 attractions, a historic house and a castle.

Historic house · Office of Public WorksCastletown House5.9 km away 2

CastleBarberstown Castle6.6 km away 3

MuseumNational Science Museum at Maynooth400 m away 4Visitor farmVisitor farmClonfert Farm5.8 km away 5GardenGardenHamwood House and Gardens6.3 km away 6ChurchChurchSt Mary's Church Leixlip7.2 km away 7AttractionAttractionRussell Library400 m away 8AttractionAttractionCarton Demense2.6 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Visiting Maynooth Castle: the answers

Where is Maynooth Castle?

Maynooth Castle is in Maynooth, Kildare, inside the town’s urban area.

What is Maynooth Castle?

Castle in County Kildare, Ireland.

How well known is Maynooth Castle?

Maynooth Castle has 8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #121 of the 1,783 Irish places we list.

When is the best time to visit Maynooth Castle?

June to September are the warmest months in Maynooth, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).

Is Maynooth Castle a protected monument?

Yes: national monument of Ireland.

What else is there to see near Maynooth Castle?

Within 15 km: Castletown House (5.9 km), Barberstown Castle (6.6 km), National Science Museum at Maynooth (400 m) and Clonfert Farm (5.8 km).

Sources: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), CSO 2022 town outlines (CC BY 4.0), Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages (CC BY 4.0).

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (4)

Maynooth Castle: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Castletown House: LoriStrang, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Barberstown Castle: Harold Strong, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Science Museum at Maynooth: AugusteBlanqui, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).