Killarney

This article is about the town in Ireland. For other uses, see Killarney (disambiguation).

Killarney Cill Airne (Irish)
Town
St Mary's Cathedral High Street Red Deer sculpture Killarney House garden
Coat of arms
Killarney Location in Ireland Killarney Killarney (Europe)
Coordinates: 52.0588°N 9.5072°W / 52.0588; -9.5072
Country	Ireland
Province	Munster
County	County Kerry
Barony	Magunihy
Council	Kerry County Council
Dáil Éireann	Kerry
European Parliament	South
Elevation	50 m (160 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Total	14,412
Time zone	UTC±0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (IST)
Eircode routing key	V93
Telephone area code	+353(0)64
Irish Grid Reference	V969909
Website	www.killarney.ie

Killarney (/kɪˈlɑːrni/ kil-AR-nee; Irish: Cill Airne [ˌciːl̠ʲ ˈaːɾˠn̠ʲə], meaning 'church of sloes') is a town in County Kerry, Ireland. It is on the northeastern shore of Lough Leane, part of Killarney National Park, and is home to St Mary's Cathedral, Ross Castle, Muckross House and Abbey, the Lakes of Killarney, MacGillycuddy's Reeks, Purple Mountain, Mangerton Mountain, Paps Mountain, the Gap of Dunloe and Torc Waterfall. Its natural heritage, history and location on the Ring of Kerry make Killarney a popular tourist destination. Tourism has underpinned the town's economy and shaped its development for more than two and a half centuries, and Killarney has been described the birthplace of Irish tourism.

Killarney's population was 14,412 as of the 2022 census, making it the second largest in the county. It won the Best Kept Town award in 2007 in a cross-border competition jointly organised by the Department of the Environment and the Northern Ireland Amenity Council. In 2011, Killarney was named Ireland's tidiest town and the cleanest town in the country by Irish Business Against Litter. It was again named Ireland's tidiest large town in 2023.