Attraction · Maynooth · Kildare

Russell Library

Set in Maynooth, Russell Library is an attraction. Around it, within 5 km, are 4 more places on our list. The first name on our list around it is Maynooth Castle, 400 m away.

Where

In Maynooth

inside the urban area

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–20°C

In brief

Attraction in Maynooth

Inside Maynooth

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

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

Month by month

From June to September, Maynooth sees 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

Russell Library

Attraction.

In Maynooth, inside the town’s urban area.

Type: Attraction
Town: in Maynooth
Official site: library.nuim.ie

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

The map

Locating Russell Library

Numbered points are the places near Russell Library, which is in orange.

Towns near it

Bases near Russell Library

In size, Celbridge comes first of the 8, with 20,601 people. The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.

1 · It’s in town

Maynooth

17,259 people · 12 places to visit

2 · 3.8 km southeast of it

Celbridge

20,601 people · 15 places to visit

3 · 3.9 km northwest of it

Kilcock

8,674 people · 6 places to visit

4 · 4.1 km north of it

Kilcloon

469 people · 6 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Russell Library is	People	Places to visit
Maynooth	It’s in town	17,259	12
Celbridge	3.8 km southeast of it	20,601	15
Kilcock	3.9 km northwest of it	8,674	6
Kilcloon	4.1 km north of it	469	6
Leixlip	4.4 km east of it	16,733	13
Straffan	7.2 km south of it	1,158	6
Ballyoulster	7.3 km southeast of it	523	7
Rathcoffey	7.9 km southwest of it	371	4

Make a day of it

More near Russell Library

Among the 11 within 15 km are 3 castles, a historic house and a museum.

CastleMaynooth Castle400 m away 2

Historic house · Office of Public WorksCastletown House5.9 km away 3

CastleBarberstown Castle6.3 km away 4

MuseumNational Science Museum at Maynooth100 m away 5

CastleRathcoffey Castle6.9 km away 6Visitor farmVisitor farmClonfert Farm5.5 km away 7GardenGardenHamwood House and Gardens6.7 km away 8Historic siteHistoric siteConolly's Folly2.8 km away

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

Quick answers on Russell Library

Where is Russell Library?

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

What is Russell Library?

Attraction.

When is the best time to visit Russell Library?

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

What else is there to see near Russell Library?

Within 15 km: Maynooth Castle (400 m), Castletown House (5.9 km), Barberstown Castle (6.3 km) and National Science Museum at Maynooth (100 m).

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 (5)

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
Rathcoffey Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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).