Killarney

[ ki-lahr-nee ]

/ kɪˈlɑr ni /

noun

a town in the SW Republic of Ireland.

Lakes of, three lakes in SW Ireland.

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Example sentences from the Web for killarney

It is to prevail with our beloved mother to accompany us to Killarney.
Blue-Stocking Hall, Vol. 1 (of 3)|William Pitt Scargill
It was in the West that he ruled, by the beautiful Lakes of Killarney.
Fairies and Folk of Ireland|William Henry Frost
It was the rich accent of Killarney, just as I had heard it on the Irish lakes two summers ago.
Days Off|Henry Van Dyke
I can well believe it, for the salmon we saw caught at Killarney were mere babies beside the ones which are captured here.
The Charm of Ireland|Burton Egbert Stevenson

But the time to see Killarney is in the autumn—it is then in all its glory.
Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland|T. O. Russell

British Dictionary definitions for killarney

Killarney

/ (kɪˈlɑːnɪ) /

noun

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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