Killarney

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Template:Otheruses1 Template:Infobox Irish Place Killarney (Irish: Cill Airne, meaning "The church of the sloes") is a town in County Kerry, southwestern Ireland. The town is in a deep valley in the MacGillicuddy Reeks, beside the Lakes of Killarney and part of the Killarney National Park. It is home to St. Mary's Cathedral, Ross Castle, Muckross Abbey, torc waterfall and Innisfallen Island, the location of a ruined monastery. It is a sister city of Concord, North Carolina.

Thanks to its history, natural interest and proximity to the Dingle Peninsula, Skellig Michael island and the Ring of Kerry, Killarney is a popular tourist destination.

1 Transport
2 Tourism
- 2.1 Attractions
3 External links

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Transport

Image:StMarysCathedralKillarney.jpg As well as local roads, Killarney is served by National Primary Route N22 (north to Tralee, south to Cork) and National Secondary Route N72 (west to Killorglin, east to Waterford).

There are train services to Tralee, Limerick, Cork and Dublin operated by the national railway operator Iarnród Éireann. Bus Éireann provides bus connections to Limerick (and onwards to Dublin), Tralee, Cork, Kenmare and Skibbereen.

Kerry International Airport, located in Farranfore between Tralee and Killarney, provides a limited number of air services. Cork International Airport, easily accessible by bus or rail, also serves the Kerry region.

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Tourism

Tourism is by far the largest industry in Killarney. With the exception of Ireland's capital city, Dublin, there are more bed nights [?] available in Killarney than in any other Irish town or city.

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