Killarney

Tourism

nobody@vox.com(Killarney) — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 07:21:28 -0700

Tourism is by far the largest industry in Killarney. With the exception of Dublin, there are more hotel beds in Killarney than in any other Irish town or city. The tourist population is increasingly diverse however a significant proportion of tourists originate from the US, Ireland, the UK, Germany and other European countries.

Killarney's tourism history goes back at least to the mid 1700s, when Thomas, fourth Viscount Kenmare, began to attract visitors and new residents to the town. The date of 1747 was used in recent 250-year celebrations to honour the history of Killarney tourism. A visit by Queen Victoria in 1861 gave the town international exposure, which it has enjoyed ever since. In the Summer months, Killarney is busy with tourists perusing the town's numerous shops and tourist attractions. Many shops are tourist oriented with many gift shops around the town. The town centre also offers a wide range of hotels, pubs and restaurants to cater for every requirement. Killarney is also famous for its jaunting cars (horse drawn carts) operated by local jarvies. Tourists can avail of jaunting car rides and a guided tour of the town's attractions offered by the jarvies.

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Nightlife

nobody@vox.com(Killarney) — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 09:17:14 -0800

Killarney is a popular destination for partygoers. Killarney's nightspots are often busy seven days a week during the summer months, when the population of the town and the surrounding area increases significantly. Pubs and clubs most commonly visited include Mustang Sallys, McSorleys, Scruffys, Scotts, Charlie Foleys,The Tatler Jack, Jades, The Grand Hotel and The Granary.

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County Kerry

nobody@vox.com(Killarney) — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:18:41 -0800

County Kerry is a county in south-west Ireland, in the province of Munster. The capital of the county is Tralee, Limerick bordered with hrabstwami (in the east) and Corcaigh (in the south-east).

One of the most well-known Irish cities, Killarney, is located in County Kerry, there are also two national parks - Killarney National Park and the Dingle Peninsula, where the termination is the most tip on a place in the west of Ireland. In the county are also on the island's highest mountain, Macgillycuddy's Reeks.

Oblewa County in the west Atlantic Ocean, and in the north of the River Shannon - the longest river in Ireland.

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Car Rallying

nobody@vox.com(Killarney) — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:02:38 -0700

Until the early 1980s, Killarney was the destination of the Circuit of Ireland Rally, which was held every year over the Easter holiday weekend. Nowadays, on the first weekend of May each year, the town plays host to the International Rally of the Lakes. The rally brings spectators in their thousands to watch the top tarmac rally crews to battle over the classic stages of the southwest.

In recent years the event has attracted vast numbers of "boy racers" and an increase in public order offenses. The 2008 event saw a large Gardaí presence in the town to tackle such problems but the event was still marred by 64 arrests in the town for various degrees of public order offenses including burnt out cars, destruction of property and numerous reckless driving arressts

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Gaelic games

nobody@vox.com(Killarney) — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:15:52 -0700

Killarney has three Gaelic football teams: Dr. Crokes, Killarney Legion and Spa. The rural hinterland has a large number of Gaelic football teams, such as Kilcummin, Fossa, Firies, Glenflesk and Gneeveguilla. All these teams compete in the Kerry County league and the East Kerry Championship (O'Donoghue Cup) and league.

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Dr Crokes are the most successful of these teams, with the most notable triumphs being the capture of the All-Ireland Club Championship in 1992 and the Munster Club Championship in 1991 and 1990. The club has also won the County Championship on 6 separate occasions, the last being in 2000. Dr Crokes are the only club in Killarney with a hurling team, which has had some important successes, most recently winning the Kerry Intermediate Hurling Championship in 1999 and 2001.

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Transport

nobody@vox.com(Killarney) — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 10:07:06 -0700

Killarney is served by National Primary Route N22 (north to Tralee and Castleisland, 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 Iarnród Éireann. Bus Éireann provides bus services to Limerick (and onwards to Dublin), Tralee, Cork, Kenmare and Skibbereen. Killarney railway station opened on 15 July 1853.

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

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Killarney

nobody@vox.com(Killarney) — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 10:06:35 -0700

Killarney is a town in County Kerry, southwestern Ireland. The town is located north of the MacGillicuddy Reeks, on the northeastern shore of the Lough Lein/Leane which are part of Killarney National Park. The town is home to St. Mary's Cathedral, Ross Castle, Muckross Abbey, Torc Waterfall and Gap of Dunloe.

Killarney was awarded the "Best Kept Town" award for 2007 in a cross-border competition jointly organised by the Department of the Environment and the Northern Ireland Amenity Council. Owing to its natural heritage, history and proximity to the Dingle Peninsula, Skellig Michael island and its location on the Ring of Kerry, Killarney is a popular tourist destination.

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