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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. It is said that this
is the oldest bridge still in existence on the entire
course of the river. 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 November 2006 there were 39 Irish registered companies active
with their registered offices in Caragh.
Sport - 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. The local community hall is
situated adjacent. These two are not connected and are individual associations.
The Hurling club is
Éire Óg/Corrchoill. The hurling club is an amalgamation of two villages
Prosperous and Caragh, these two villages are part of the same parish.
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