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Caragh is a village in County Kildare, Ireland. It is located 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. Image File history File links Caragh1. ...
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During late Gaelic and early historic times Ireland was divided into provinces to replace the earlier system of the tuatha. ...
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For much of its history, the island of Ireland was divided into 32 counties (Irish language contae or condae, pronounced IPA: ). Two historical counties, County Desmond and County Coleraine, no longer exist. ...
Statistics Province: Leinster County Town: Naas Code: KE Area: 1,693 km² Population (2006) 186,075 Website: www. ...
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Statistics Province: Leinster County Town: Naas Code: KE Area: 1,693 km² Population (2006) 186,075 Website: www. ...
Liffey can refer to: The River Liffey through Dublin, Ireland Liffey (a town) and nearby Liffey Falls in Tasmania, Australia This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
The Grand Canal begins on the Southside of Dublin, Ireland. ...
WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ...
WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ...
Newbridge is the name of at least two places: Newbridge, County Kildare, Ireland - sometimes known by its Irish name, Droichead Nua Newbridge, Wales (traditionally in Monmouthshire), United Kingdom Newbridge, Wolverhampton, a suburb of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might...
The main features in the village are a notably large Roman Catholic church (Our Lady & St. Joseph), a shop (Centra), a pub (Coffeys), a national primary school and Mondello motor racing circuit (approx. 1.5 km from village centre). The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ...
Centra is a convenience store chain in Ireland. ...
Geography
The village is situated in the northern half of County Kildare approximately 3 km north-west of junction 10 of the M7 motorway. The river Liffey flows adjacent to the village. There is a notorious narrow bridge that crosses the Liffey when travelling to Caragh. A local historian claims that it is the oldest bridge still in existence on the entire course of the river. The M7 motorway is a motorway in Ireland that runs continuously from the outskirts of Naas to south of Portlaoise. ...
The Dublin to Cork train line runs through the village, however, there is no railway station.
The Grand Canal also runs past Caragh and near-by is the Leinster Aqueduct. This point is where the Grand Canal runs over the river Liffey.
Demographics & economy Caragh village has seen many new building developments in recent years. The addition of four new housing developments has boosted the population of the village to 1,492 people (source: CSO Census 2006). According to the 2002 census, the population was 901 people.
According to Vision Net, in March 2007 there were 39 Irish registered companies active with their registered offices in Caragh.
Sport Gaelic Football
There are two Gaelic Athletic Association clubs in Caragh. The football club is Raheens, its' grounds are located at Tom Lawlor Park, approximately 0.5 km from the village. The grounds consist of one floodlight pitch and purpose built dressing rooms. The local community hall of Caragh is situated adjacent to the pitch which is also used for indoor training during winter. A stylised Celtic cross serves as the traditional logo of the GAA. The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) (Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael) is an organisation which is mostly focussed on promoting Gaelic Games - traditional Irish sports, such as hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball, and rounders. ...
Raheens is a prominent GAA club based in Caragh in County Kildare, significant in Kildare GAA history, winner of the Leinster senior club championship in 1981 and 10 county senior football championships. ...
Hurling
The local hurling club is Éire Óg/Corrchoill. This club is an amalgamation of the two former clubs associated with the two villages Prosperous and Caragh. The club has new grounds for underage teams at Donore. Prosperous is the first album by Irish folk musican Christy Moore, released in 1972. ...
Football
The football team in Caragh is called Caragh Celtic F.C. and they play their home games at a pitch in Donore. The grounds are very basic with no formal club house or dressing rooms.
Townlands of Caragh The following are links to townlands in and around the village of Caragh that constitute part of Caragh Parish. There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ...
This article is about the town in Ireland. ...
Raheens is a prominent GAA club based in Caragh in County Kildare, significant in Kildare GAA history, winner of the Leinster senior club championship in 1981 and 10 county senior football championships. ...
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