St Patrick's Pontifical University, Maynooth — Attraction in The Municipal District of Clane — Maynooth

The college was officially established as the Royal College of St Patrick by Maynooth College Act 1795. Thomas Pelham, the Chief Secretary for Ireland, introduced a bill for the foundation of a Catholic college, and this was enacted by parliament. It was opened to hold up to 500 students for the Catholic priesthood of whom up to 90 would be ordained each year, and was once the largest seminary in the world.

Degrees are awarded by the Pontifical University at Maynooth, which was established by a pontifical charter of 1896. The pontifical charter entitles the university to grant degrees in canon law, philosophy and theology.

The college is associated with the state-run Maynooth University, with which it shares an historic campus, as well as...

Incredible Catholic seminary and campus. Lovely dorm rooms. Lovely staff. Very easy to find from train station and bus drop off points. Tiny university town. The chapel on site is incredibly beautiful. The paintings of the stations of the cross are exceptionally stunning. Well...

I love this place, this university is beautiful and not counting how old it is, its park, the architecture is simply spectacular. I could go a thousand times to walk through its green areas. All of Maynooth is beautiful I would...