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Caragh or Carragh is a village in County Kildare, Ireland. It is located on the R409 regional road between the River Liffey and the Grand Canal approximately 4 km north-west of Naas. The village is also 8 km from Clane and 15 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.
Caragh may refer to:
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Caragh, County Kildare, hamlet in Ireland
- Caragh GAA, based in Prosperous, near Caragh, County Kildare
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Caragh River, County Kerry, Ireland
- Caragh Lake, on the river
- Caragh M. O'Brien, author of the Birthmarked young-adult books
Usage examples of "caragh".
Miss Mary Caragh Mulvaney, as she was then, received private tuition both at her home in Kilgarran and in London, where the family usually spent most of the Season.
Most servants in Caragh have never set eyes on me, so we shall see curtains twitching at windows and perhaps even hear the buzz of excitement throughout the house.
He thought I would be happier if I were hidden away from the world, and in a way he was right, for there I met Mary Caragh Mulvaney.
Simon and Eliza in the house, and Markie emerging from his seclusion, I had the feeling that Caragh was coming to life after years of standing like a great silent tomb.