Caragh

Cearthach

Town

Seal

Caragh

Location in Ireland

Coordinates: 53°14′14″N 6°43′44″W / 53.23716°N 6.72902°WCoordinates: 53°14′14″N 6°43′44″W / 53.23716°N 6.72902°W

Country

Elevation

117.5 m (385.5 ft)

Population (2011)

• Urban

882

• Rural

1,487

Time zone

WET (UTC+0)

• Summer (DST)

IST (WEST) (UTC-1)

Irish Grid Reference

N844218

Website

www.caragh.net

Caragh or Carragh (Irish: Cearthach) is a village in County Kildare, Ireland. It is located on the R409 regional road between the River Liffey and the Grand Canal and is located 6.1 km north-west of Naas. The village is also 7.9 km from Clane and 10.6 km from Newbridge.

Caragh is also the name of the parish that includes the village itself, surrounding townlands and Prosperous village, about 3 km north-west from the village.

The main features in the village are a large Roman Catholic church (Our Lady & St. Joseph), a well stocked shop, a pub, a national primary school and Mondello motor racing circuit (approx. 1.5 km from village centre). As of March 2010, the church and school in the village are undergoing extensive redevelopment.

Kildare County Council, OSI and other government bodies and agencies use the spelling "Carragh". This spelling is used only on official maps, planning notices and other official documents.

The village is situated in the northern half of County Kildare approximately 3 km north-west of junction 10 of the M7 motorway. The Liffey flows adjacent to the village. There is a single traffic lane bridge crossing the Liffey approaching Caragh on the R409 from the south. A local historian claims that it is the oldest bridge still in existence on the entire course of the river.

The Bog of Allen, a peatland region that covers large parts of central Ireland, borders the village.

The Dublin to Cork railway line runs through the village, but there is no railway station. The Grand Canal also runs past Caragh, and nearby is the Leinster Aqueduct where the Grand Canal crosses over the river Liffey.

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