A look at some key figures and events associated with Maynooth and its college. It highlights Richard Talbot’s role as Viceroy under James II, the establishment of Maynooth College, George Barrington’s criminal exploits, Empress Sisi’s visit to the college, and Theobald Mathew’s temperance movement, along with Joe Biden’s ancestor and the beautiful soul that was Marianne Faithfull.
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