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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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
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
Born in Killarney, Ireland, O’Rourke’s service motion is referred to by other players as the “Irish Whip.”
From New York Times • Feb. 25, 2022
“Our beloved friend Mark Lanegan passed away this morning at his home in Killarney, Ireland,” according to the statement posted Tuesday on Lanegan’s Twitter account.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 22, 2022
Some of the Killarney mountains are wooded for a few hundred feet up their sides, but most of them are entirely covered with heath interspersed with furze.
From Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland by Russell, T. O.
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