Carrageen, or Irish Moss

See CHONDRUS. Car'ra, (Lough,) in Ireland, a small lake of Kerry co., about 3 m. long, and 1 m. broad, and is 3 m. S. of Castle maine Harbor. Car'ranteel', in Ireland, a parish of Tyrone co. Car'ran-Tu'al, the highest mountain in Ireland, in the Mac gill i cuddy's Reeks range, in Kerry co., 5 m. S.W. of Killarney. Height, 3,410 ft. above the level of the sea. Carra'ra, a town of central Italy, prov. Ma a-Carrara, on the Lavensa, about 4 m. from the Mediterranean, and 60 W.N.W. of Florence. An academy of sculpture is established here, and several artists have their residence attracted by the convenience of obtaining marble almost cost-free; and the sale of rude marble and of sculptured articles forms an important branch of traffic. The famous Carrara Marble is a white saccharine limestone, which derives its value from its texture and purity. The quarries have been wrought from the age of August us, and seem to be now as inexhaustible as ever. Pop . 15,328.