Etymology

Maynooth

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Today it means: A town in County Kildare, Ireland, about 22 km west of Dublin city centre: home of Maynooth University and St Patrick’s college. Full definition →

Irish Maigh Nuad
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  1. Irish · borrowed fromMaigh Nuad
  2. English todayMaynooth

Borrowed from Irish Maigh Nuad (literally “plain of Nuada”).

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