Killarney
Americannoun
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a town in the SW Republic of Ireland.
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Lakes of, three lakes in SW Ireland.
noun
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In 2016, P-22 became the prime suspect in the death of a 14-year-old koala named Killarney, whose mutilated body was found about 400 yards away from her enclosure at the Los Angeles Zoo.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2022
Cook Minnie Lynch, 42, was originally from Killarney in Ireland.
From BBC • Jan. 6, 2022
But most visitors favored the southern stretches of the county, in particular the famous “Ring of Kerry” around Killarney and Kenmare.
From New York Times • Oct. 27, 2020
The Distaff was 1 1/16 miles, and the extra quarter-mile suited Alittlelesstalk just fine, winning by 2 1/2 lengths over Paddy’s Secret, who was a head in front of Killarney Lass.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 10, 2020
"Oh ullagone, ullagone! this is a wide world, but what will we do in it, or where will we go?" muttered Bill Doody, as he sat on a rock by the Lake of Killarney.
From Fairy Legends and Traditions of The South of Ireland by Crocker, T. Crofton
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