Killarney
Killarney Cill Airne | |
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Toun | |
Coordinates: 52°03′32″N 9°30′26″W / 52.0588°N 9.5072°WCoordinates: 52°03′32″N 9°30′26″W / 52.0588°N 9.5072°W | |
Kintra | Ireland |
Province | Munster |
Coonty | Kerry |
Cooncil | Kerry County Council |
Dáil Éireann | Kerry |
European Pairlament | South |
Elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Toun | 14,219 |
• Urban | 12,740 |
• Rural | 1,479 |
Irish Grid Reference | V969909 |
Website | www |
Killarney (Erse: Cill Airne, meaning "kirk o sloes") is a toun in Coonty Kerry, soothwastren Ireland. The toun is locatit north o the MacGillicuddy Reeks, on the northeastren shore o the Lough Lein/Leane which are pairt o Killarney National Park. The toun an its surroondin region are hame tae St. Mary's Cathedral, Ross Castle, Muckross House an Abbey, Lakes o Killarney, Torc Waterfall an Gap o Dunloe.
Killarney wis awairdit the "Best Kept Town" awaird for 2007 in a cross-border competeetion jyntly organisit bi the Depairtment o the Environs an the Northren Ireland Amenity Cooncil. Awin tae its naitural heritage, heestory an proximity tae the Dingle Peninsula, Skellig Michael island an its location on the Ring o Kerry, Killarney is a popular tourist destination.
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ "Killarney Legal Town Results". Central Statistics Office. 2011. Archived frae the original on 4 Mairch 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.