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Caragh

*Ceárach*
Caragh Ceárach
Village
	Carragh village looking north
	Caragh Location in Ireland
	Coordinates: 53°14′14″N 6°43′44″W / 53.23716°N 6.72902°W
Country	Ireland
Province	Leinster
County	County Kildare
Elevation	117.5 m (385.5 ft)
Population (2016)	966
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid Reference	N844218
Website	www.caragh.net

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Caragh or Carragh (Irish: Ceárach)^[2] 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 the village of Prosperous, about 3 km northwest of Caragh.

Name[edit]

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.^{[citation needed]}

Geography[edit]

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.^[3]

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

Amenities[edit]

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.

Transport[edit]

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.

Representation[edit]

The village forms part of the Kildare South Dáil constituency for national elections. For County Council elections, Caragh is within the Naas Local Electoral Area of Kildare County Council.

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
2002	242	—
2006	751	+210.3%
2011	882	+17.4%
2016	966	+9.5%
^[4]^[5]^[1]

The population of Caragh has grown significantly in the early 21st century, increasing from 242 inhabitants in 2002, to 751 as of the 2006 census, to 966 by the time of the 2016 census.^[6]^[1] The 2016 census recorded a 'housing stock' of 263 homes within the village boundary.^[1]

Sport[edit]

There are a number of Gaelic Athletic Association clubs in and around Caragh (Éire Óg-Corrachoill CLG, Raheens GAA and Caragh GFC), and a ladies' Gaelic football team (Robert Emmets). Raheens GAA is a Gaelic football club which has its grounds at Tom Lawlor Park, approximately 0.5 km from the village. The local community hall of Caragh is situated adjacent to the pitch and is used for indoor training during winter. Caragh GFC, also a football club, is based in Prosperous. The local hurling club, Éire Óg-Corrachoill CLG, is an amalgamation of two former clubs associated with the villages of Prosperous and Caragh. The local ladies football team, Robert Emmets, is made up of people from Raheens and Sallins, and trains in both Caragh and Sallins.^{[citation needed]}

Caragh Celtic F.C. is a local association football (soccer) team that plays home games at a pitch in Donore in Caragh. There is also a fishing club in Caragh that meets at the Liffey Bridge and on the Osberstown Road towards Sallins. There is also some recreational fishing on the Grand Canal.^{[citation needed]}

Notable people[edit]

Paddy Power (1928–2013), former politician, TD and government minister
Sean Power (b.1960), former politician and TD for the Kildare South Dáil constituency

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Sapmap Area - Settlements Carragh". Census 2016. CSO. April 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
^ "Ceárach / Carragh". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
^ "Kildare County Council - Minutes". kildare.ie. Archived from the original on 11 March 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
^ http://www.cso.ie/census and www.histpop.org
^ "Carragh (Kildare, All Towns, Ireland) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information".
^ "CSO - Census 2006 - Volume 1 - Table 12" (PDF). Central Statistics Office Ireland. Retrieved 10 December 2008.

External links[edit]

Caragh Village website Archived 4 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
History of Caragh (entry from Lewis's Topographical Dictionary, 1837)

[census2016-1] "Sapmap Area - Settlements Carragh". Census 2016. CSO. April 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

[2] "Ceárach / Carragh". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 15 June 2022.

[3] "Kildare County Council - Minutes". kildare.ie. Archived from the original on 11 March 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2022.

[4] ttp://www.cso.ie/census and www.histpop.org

[5] "Carragh (Kildare, All Towns, Ireland) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information".

[6] "CSO - Census 2006 - Volume 1 - Table 12" (PDF). Central Statistics Office Ireland. Retrieved 10 December 2008.

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-{{otheruses}}
+{{other uses}}
+{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
+{{Use Hiberno-English|date=December 2021}}
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+|subdivision_name       = Ireland
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 |area_footnotes         =
 |area_total_km2         =
-|population_as_of       = 2011
+|population_as_of       = [[2016 census of Ireland|2016]]
+|population_footnotes   = <ref name="census2016">{{cite web|url = http://census.cso.ie/sapmap2016/Results.aspx?Geog_Type=ST2016&Geog_Code=180EC98D-E18A-4D89-B72E-9E3FED7540B8#SAPMAP_T1_100 | publisher = CSO | work = Census 2016 | title = Sapmap Area - Settlements Carragh | date = April 2016 | accessdate = 6 January 2020 }}</ref>
-|population_footnotes   =
-|population_total       =
+|population             = 966
-|population_urban       = 882
-|population_rural       = 1487
 |population_density_km2 = auto
 |timezone1              = [[West European Time|WET]]
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 |footnotes              =
 }}
+'''Caragh''' or '''Carragh''' ({{irish place name|Ceárach}})<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.logainm.ie/1416335.aspx | publisher = Irish Placenames Commission | website = logainm.ie | title = Ceárach / Carragh | accessdate = 15 June 2022 }}</ref> is a village in [[County Kildare]], Ireland. It is located on the [[R409 road (Ireland)|R409]] [[Regional road (Ireland)|regional road]] between the [[River Liffey]] and the [[Grand Canal (Ireland)|Grand Canal]] and is located 6.1&nbsp;km north-west of [[Naas]]. The village is also 7.9&nbsp;km from [[Clane]] and 10.6&nbsp;km from [[Newbridge, County Kildare|Newbridge]].
-{{Historical populations
-|1986|756
-|1991|742
-|1996|735
-|2002|901
-|2006|1487
-|footnote=<ref>http://www.cso.ie/census and www.histpop.org.</ref>
-}}
-'''Caragh''' or '''Carragh''' ({{irish place name|Cearthach}}) is a village in [[County Kildare]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. It is located on the [[R409 road (Ireland)|R409]] [[Regional road (Ireland)|regional road]] between the [[River Liffey]] and the [[Grand Canal (Ireland)|Grand Canal]] and is located 6.1 km north-west of [[Naas]]. The village is also 7.9&nbsp;km from [[Clane]] and 10.6&nbsp;km from [[Newbridge, County Kildare|Newbridge]].
-Caragh is also the name of the parish that includes the village itself, surrounding townlands and [[Prosperous, County Kildare|Prosperous]] village, about 3&nbsp;km north-west from the village.
+Caragh is also the name of the parish that includes the village itself, surrounding [[townland]]s, and the village of [[Prosperous, County Kildare|Prosperous]], about 3&nbsp;km northwest of Caragh.
 ==Name==
-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.
+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.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}
-== Geography and demographics==
+== Geography==
-[[Image:Aerial caragh-2.jpg|thumb|left|Aerial shot of Caragh village (c. 2004)]]
+[[File:Aerial caragh-2.jpg|thumb|left|Aerial shot of Caragh village (c. 2004)]]
-[[Image:Leinster Aqueduct.jpg|thumb|left|The Leinster Aqueduct]]
+[[File:Leinster Aqueduct.jpg|thumb|left|The Leinster Aqueduct]]
-The village is situated in the northern half of County Kildare approximately 3&nbsp;km north-west of junction 10 of the [[M7 motorway (Republic of Ireland)|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.<ref>http://www.kildare.ie/CountyCouncil/CorporateAffairs/CorporateServices/Meetings/NaasArea/2008/Minutes/MeetingTitle,17086,en.html{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
+The village is situated in the northern half of County Kildare approximately 3&nbsp;km north-west of junction 10 of the [[M7 motorway (Republic of Ireland)|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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://kildare.ie/CountyCouncil/CorporateAffairs/CorporateServices/Meetings/NaasArea/2008/Minutes/MeetingTitle,17086,en.html |title=Kildare County Council - Minutes |website=kildare.ie |access-date=22 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110311022120/http://kildare.ie/CountyCouncil/CorporateAffairs/CorporateServices/Meetings/NaasArea/2008/Minutes/MeetingTitle,17086,en.html |archive-date=11 March 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
 The [[Bog of Allen]], a peatland region that covers large parts of central Ireland, borders the village.
 ==Amenities==
 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 Park|Mondello]] motor racing circuit (approx. 1.5&nbsp;km from village centre).  As of March 2010, the church and school in the village are undergoing extensive redevelopment.
 ==Transport==
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 The village forms part of the [[Kildare South (Dáil constituency)|Kildare South]] Dáil constituency for national elections.  For County Council elections, Caragh is within the [[Naas Local Electoral Area]] of Kildare County Council.
-==Development==
+==Demographics==
+{{Historical populations
-Caragh village has seen many new building developments in recent years. In 2006 the population was 751 people, compared to 242 in 2002.<ref>{{cite web
+|2002|242
+|2006|751
+|2011|882
+|2016|966
+|footnote=<ref>http://www.cso.ie/census and www.histpop.org</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ireland/towns/kildare/0219__carragh/|title = Carragh (Kildare, All Towns, Ireland) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information}}</ref><ref name="census2016"/>
+}}
+The population of Caragh has grown significantly in the early 21st century, increasing from 242 inhabitants in 2002, to 751 as of the 2006 census, to 966 by the time of the [[2016 census of Ireland|2016 census]].<ref>{{cite web
 |url=http://www.cso.ie/census/documents/census2006_Table_7_and_12.pdf
 |title=CSO - Census 2006 - Volume 1 - Table 12
 |publisher=Central Statistics Office Ireland
 |accessdate=2008-12-10}}
+</ref><ref name="census2016"/> The [[2016 census of Ireland|2016 census]] recorded a 'housing stock' of 263 homes within the village boundary.<ref name="census2016"/>
-</ref> There are 221 houses in the village proper.  The historical populations to the right are the census figures for the Electoral Division of Caragh.
 == Sport==
+There are a number of [[Gaelic Athletic Association]] clubs in and around Caragh ([[Éire Óg-Corrachoill CLG]], [[Raheens GAA]] and [[Caragh GFC]]), and a [[ladies' Gaelic football]] team (Robert Emmets).  [[Raheens GAA]] is a [[Gaelic football]] club which has its grounds at Tom Lawlor Park, approximately 0.5&nbsp;km from the village. The local community hall of Caragh is situated adjacent to the pitch and is used for indoor training during winter. [[Caragh GFC]], also a football club, is based in [[Prosperous, County Kildare|Prosperous]]. The local hurling club, [[Éire Óg-Corrachoill CLG]], is an amalgamation of two former clubs associated with the villages of Prosperous and Caragh. The local ladies football team, Robert Emmets, is made up of people from Raheens and Sallins, and trains in both Caragh and Sallins.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}
+Caragh Celtic F.C. is a local [[association football]] (soccer) team that plays home games at a pitch in Donore in Caragh. There is also a fishing club in Caragh that meets at the Liffey Bridge and on the Osberstown Road towards Sallins. There is also some recreational fishing on the Grand Canal.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}
-'''Gaelic sports''' - There are two [[Gaelic Athletic Association]] clubs in Caragh, and a Ladies Football team.  The football club is [[Raheens]], and its grounds are located at Tom Lawlor Park, approximately 0.5&nbsp;km from the village. The grounds consist of one floodlit 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. See also: [[Caragh GAA]].  There is a ladies football team, known as Robert Emmets, which is made up of people from Raheens and Sallins, and which trains in both Caragh and Sallins. They have been set up in the past few years.  The local hurling club is Éire Óg/Corrchoill. This club is an amalgamation of the two former clubs associated with the two villages [[Prosperous, County Kildare|Prosperous]] and Caragh. The club has new grounds for underage teams at Donore.
-'''Soccer''' - 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.
-'''Other sports''' - There is a fishing club in Caragh and they meet at the Liffey Bridge and on the Osberstown Road towards Sallins. There is also some recreational fishing on the Grand Canal.  A couple of times each year there is a cross-country hunt which uses the land around the area of Caragh. They meet at Digby Bridge on the Amazzon.
 == Notable people ==
-*[[Seán Power (politician)|Sean Power]] - Former [[Fianna Fáil]] TD for the [[Kildare South (Dáil constituency)|Kildare South]] Dáil constituency.
+*[[Paddy Power (Irish politician)|Paddy Power]] (1928–2013), former politician, TD and government minister
-*[[Paddy Power (Irish politician)|Paddy Power]] - Former Fianna Fáil TD and Government Minister
+*[[Seán Power (politician)|Sean Power]] (b.1960), former politician and TD for the [[Kildare South (Dáil constituency)|Kildare South Dáil constituency]]
 == See also ==
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 == External links ==
-*[http://www.caragh.net Caragh Village]
+*[http://www.caragh.net Caragh Village website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204235543/http://www.caragh.net/ |date=4 February 2012 }}
+*[http://kildare.ie/Heritage/lewis-topographical-dictionary/caragh.asp History of Caragh (entry from Lewis's Topographical Dictionary, 1837)]
-*[http://www.caraghns.net Caragh National School]
-*[http://kildare.ie/Heritage/lewis-topographical-dictionary/caragh.asp History of Caragh]
-*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070403145255/http://www.iwai.ie/maps/grand/maps.grand.5.html Grand Canal at Caragh]
-*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061020083835/http://www.catholicireland.net/parishes/parishdetails.php?ID=943 Caragh Parish Information]
-*[http://www.mondello.ie Mondello Racing Circuit]
-[[Category:Towns and villages in County Kildare]]
 {{County Kildare}}
+[[Category:Towns and villages in County Kildare]]

v t e Places in County Kildare
County town: Naas
Towns	Athy Ballymore Eustace Celbridge Clane Kilcock Kildare Leixlip Maynooth Monasterevin Naas Newbridge Prosperous Rathangan Sallins
Villages and Townlands	Allen Allenwood Ardclogh Ballitore Ballyoulster Calverstown Caragh Carbury Castledermot Coill Dubh Cutbush Derrinturn Eadestown Grangemore Hawkfield Johnstown Kilberry Kilcullen Kildangan Kill Kilkea Kilmead Kilmeage Kilshanchoe Kilteel Lullymore Milltown Moone Narraghmore Nurney Rathcoffey Robertstown Straffan Staplestown Suncroft Timolin
Landforms	Bog of Allen Cupidstown Hill Curragh Grand Canal Hill of Allen River Barrow River Blackwater River Boyne Figile River River Greese River Liffey Lyreen River Morell River River Rye Royal Canal
Topics	Geography of County Kildare List of National Monuments in County Kildare List of townlands of County Kildare Mountains and hills of County Kildare Rivers of County Kildare