Caragh River

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 river runs close to the village of Glenbeigh.

[citation needed] The rare Kerry Slug and the Natterjack toad have been identified in the area.

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