Killarney

This airticle is aboot the toun in Ireland. For ither uisses, see Killarney (disambiguation).

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 Cill Airne
Toun
St Mary's Cathedral
Seal
Killarney Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52.0588°N 9.5072°W / 52.0588; -9.5072
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.ie

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.