River Caragh at Scartnamackagh, from a viewing point off the N70 road

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

The river has a catchment area of about 66 square miles (170 km2), comes under the protection of a Special Area of Conservation ("Killarney National Park, MacGillycuddy's Reeks and Caragh River Catchment"). The river runs close to the village of Glenbeigh.[citation needed] The rare Kerry slug and the Natterjack toad have been identified in the area.[citation needed]

External links

  • Media related to River Caragh at Wikimedia Commons

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