The Curragh is a plain in County Kildare, Ireland.
Curragh or Curraghs may also refer to:
- Associated with the Curragh of Kildare
- Curragh Racecourse
- Curragh Cup run at the course
- Curragh Camp, of the British Army and later the Irish Army
- Curragh incident 1914 "mutiny" by British officers
- Curragh Camp GAA
The Curragh incident of 20 March 1914, also known as the Curragh mutiny, occurred in the Curragh, County Kildare, Ireland. The Curragh Camp was then the main base for the British Army in Ireland, which at the time still formed part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Ireland was about to receive a measure of devolved government, which included Ulster.
Curragh Camp were prominent participants in County Kildare GAA championships, significant in Kildare GAA history, and winners of the county senior football championships in 1948. They were defeated by Ardclough in a famous replayed final in 1949.
- Battle of the Curragh, 1 April 1234 between forces of the Lord of Ireland and the Lord of Leinster
The Curragh Racecourse, usually referred to as simply The Curragh, is one of Ireland's most important Thoroughbred racecourses. It is situated on the Curragh plain in County Kildare, between the towns of Newbridge and Kildare.
The Curragh Cup is a Group 2 flat horse race in Ireland open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 1 mile and 6 furlongs, and it is scheduled to take place each year in late June or early July.
The Curragh Camp is an army base and military college located in The Curragh, County Kildare, Ireland. It is the main training centre for the Irish Defence Forces and is home to 2,000 military personnel.
- Other
- Curragh coal mine in Central Queensland, Australia
- Curragh, Kilcumreragh, a townland in Kilcumreragh civil parish, barony of Moycashel, County Westmeath, Ireland
- Curragh, St. Mary's, a townland in St. Mary's civil parish, barony of Brawny, County Westmeath, Ireland
- Curraghs, Isle of Man wetland area
- Currach, occasionally curragh, traditional Irish rowing boat
The Curragh Coal Mine is an open-cut, coal mine located 30 km north of Blackwater in Central Queensland, Australia. The mine has coal reserves amounting to 88 million tonnes of coking coal, one of the largest coal reserves in Asia and the world. The mine had an annual production capacity of 7 million tonnes of coal. The mine covers 12,600 ha of the Rangal Coal measures in the Bowen Basin.
Kilcumreragh is a civil parish which spans the counties of Westmeath and Offaly in Ireland. It is located about 23.23 kilometres (14 mi) west–south–west of Mullingar and 18.28 kilometres (11 mi) north–north–west of Tullamore.
St. Marys is a civil parish in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about 38.96 kilometres (24 mi) west–south–west of Mullingar.
Note: There are more than 20 other townlands in Ireland with the name Curragh.
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