Killarney
Disambiguation:
Killarney is also a town in
Ontario,
Canada.
Killarney (
Cill Airne, "The church of the sloes") is a city in
Co. Kerry, west
Ireland. The city is in a deep
valley in the
MacGillicuddy Reeks, Ireland's largest
mountain range, at the side of one of a chain of three large
lakes, part of a
National Park. The city is also famous for its history, as well as the cathedral it is also home to Ross Castle, Muckross Abbey and Innisfallen Island, the location of a ruined
monastery.
Because of its natural and historical interest, and its close proximity to the Dingle peninsula, Skelligs and Ring of Kerry it is a popular tourist town.
See also: Killarney Lakes (National Park).
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