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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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The tour took the young couple to such places as Mallorca, Spain; Cannes, France; and Killarney, Ireland.

From The Wall Street Journal May 4, 2026

Buckley, from Killarney, County Kerry, but now living in Norfolk, told BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs acting was "essential" to her, as she credited it with helping her mental health.

From BBC Mar. 7, 2026

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

From Seattle Times Oct. 24, 2023

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

For of all the passengers with whom I dined on Friday in the steamer Killarney I am the only survivor!

From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 by Whymper, Frederick

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