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Caragh River

Coordinates: 52°04′12″N 9°53′10″W / 52.0701°N 9.886°W / 52.0701; -9.886
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River Caragh at Scartnamackagh, from a viewing point off the N70 road

The River Caragh (Irish: Abhainn Chárthaí)[1] is a river in County Kerry in southwestern Ireland.

The river has a catchment area of about 66 square miles (170 km2),[2] comes under the protection of a Special Area of Conservation ("Killarney National Park, MacGillycuddy's Reeks and Caragh River Catchment").[3] The rare Kerry Slug is known to have been identified in the area.

References

  1. ^ "Abhainn Chárthaí / River Caragh". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Caragh River - Fishing". irelandflyfishing.com. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011.
  3. ^ "Site synopsis - Killarney National Park, Macgillycuddy's Reeks and Caragh River Catchment" (PDF). National Parks and Wildlife Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 December 2007.

52°04′12″N 9°53′10″W / 52.0701°N 9.886°W / 52.0701; -9.886