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Killarney

American  
[ki-lahr-nee] / kɪˈlɑr ni /

noun

  1. a town in the SW Republic of Ireland.

  2. Lakes of, three lakes in SW Ireland.


Killarney British  
/ kɪˈlɑːnɪ /

noun

  1. a town in SW Republic of Ireland, in Co Kerry: a tourist centre near the Lakes of Killarney . Pop: 13 137 (2002)

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In February, a borehole that was being drilled on private property in the Killarney suburb went straight into a tunnel used by the Gautrain, a 50-mile commuter rail system that operates partly above ground and partly underground.

From The Wall Street Journal

He will also visit Brighton, Coventry, Leeds, Glasgow, Belfast, Killarney and Dublin on the Rough And Rowdy Ways tour, which will be entirely phone-free with attendees asked to lock away their devices in pouches on entry.

From BBC

Sporting a tricolour clip on his lapel, the musician had Irish citizenship conferred on him in Killarney and said it was a "a monumental day" for all involved.

From BBC

“We’re open for business and ready to go,” Mark Verespy, owner of The Killarney pub, said of the town.

From Seattle Times

Buckley began confronting her fears in her hometown of Killarney as “this feral Irish child” with so much “raw emotion” that she was sometimes afraid of it.

From Washington Post