The Curragh (/ˈkʌrə/KURR-ə; Irish: An Currach[ənˠ ˈkʊɾˠəx]) is a flat open plain of almost 2,000 hectares (5,000 acres) of common land in County Kildare. This area is well known for Irish horse breeding and training. The Irish National Stud is located on the edge of Kildare town, beside the Japanese Gardens. Also located here is Pollardstown Fen, the largest fen in Ireland. This area is of particular interest to botanists and ecologists because of the numerous bird species that nest and visit there. There are also many rare plants that grow there.
It is composed of a sandy soil formed after an esker deposited a sand load and as a result, it has excellent drainage characteristics. This makes it a popular location for training racehorses.
TheCurragh (/ˈkʌrə/ KURR-ə; Irish: An Currach [ənˠ ˈkʊɾˠəx]) is a flat open plain of almost 2,000 hectares (5,000 acres) of common land in County Kildare...
TheCurraghs or Ballaugh Curraghs are a wetland in Ballaugh parish in the north-west of the Isle of Man. The area has a rich and varied biodiversity and...
The Wrens of theCurragh were a community of women in nineteenth-century Ireland who lived outside society on the plains of Kildare, many of whom were...
TheCurragh Camp (Irish: Campa an Churraigh) is an army base and military college in TheCurragh, County Kildare, Ireland. It is the main training centre...
TheCurragh incident of 20 March 1914, sometimes known as theCurragh mutiny, occurred in theCurragh, County Kildare, Ireland. TheCurragh Camp was then...
TheCurragh Racecourse is a flat racecourse in County Kildare, Ireland. The racecourse is home to Ireland’s five most important flat races, known as the...
TheCurragh of Kildare, also known as The Winter it is Past, is a folk song particularly associated with the Irish tradition. Elements of some versions...
The Battle of theCurragh (Irish: Cath an Churraigh) was fought on 1 April 1234 on theCurragh plain in County Kildare, Ireland. The adversaries were men...
TheCurragh Coal Mine is an open-cut, coal mine located 30 km north of Blackwater in Central Queensland, Australia. The mine has coal reserves amounting...
TheCurragh Cup is a Group 2 flat horse race in Ireland open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at theCurragh over a distance of 1...
Curragh Camp were prominent participants in County Kildare GAA championships, significant in Kildare GAA history. They won the Kildare Senior Hurling Championship...
The Royal Curragh Golf Club is a private members' club with an 18-hole golf course in County Kildare, Ireland. Dating from 1858, it is the oldest golf...
influential breeding and racing operations in the country. Racing takes place at courses at TheCurragh Racecourse in County Kildare, Leopardstown Racecourse...
TheCurragh Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Ireland open to two-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run at theCurragh over a distance of 5 furlongs (1...
slowly, unsure of the size of the force he was up against, and with only 1,269 troops in the city when he arrived from theCurragh Camp in the early hours of...
and 60 AD. The use of theCurragh as an early location for horse racing is also mentioned in a gloss to the 7th century Liber Hymnorum. The mythological...
Reserve Designated: Ballaugh Curraghs UK21001 (2006, 193.4 ha). Has the same boundaries as the Ballaugh Curraghs ASSI. Candidate: The Ayres UK21002 (Proposed...
(1900–1902) Curragh Camp in Ireland (1939–46 & 1957–59). Curragh Camp was by far the largest, at least 30 other prisons and camps were used throughout the country...
government forces during the Irish Rebellion of 1798 at theCurragh of Kildare on 29 May 1798. News of the outbreak of the rebellion had prompted Major-General...
Adie Dunbar and the Jonahs Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine "TheCurragh of Kildare". BBC Music. Archived from the original on 23 September...
Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2010. "Kildare at the heart of the Irish bloodstock industry". TheCurragh Racecourse...
Curraghs Wildlife Park is a wildlife park in TheCurraghs (also known as the Ballaugh Curraghs), an area of wetland in the north-west of the Isle of Man...
founded by Saint Brigid of Kildare in the 5th century. TheCurragh lies east of the town. The town lies on the R445, some 50 kilometres (31 mi) west of...
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