Maynooth University (Ollscoil Mhá Nuad)

Heritage to 1795 when the Royal College of St Patrick Maynooth was founded — the British government permitted establishment of a Catholic seminary in Ireland as part of relaxation of Penal Laws (largely to prevent Irish Catholic clergy training in revolutionary France). St Patrick's College Maynooth has been Ireland's principal Catholic seminary for over 200 years; the lay university — Maynooth University — was established alongside in 1997. Approximately 13,000 students at Maynooth University proper. 🕯️ Honest context: St Patrick's College and Maynooth University share a campus and historic buildings; the Catholic seminary heritage is integral to Maynooth's identity but the university itself is fully secular. The two institutions operate distinctly. Maynooth has actively engaged with the Catholic Church abuse scandals affecting Ireland through historical and theological research.

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