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Blarney

Blarney is a village in , nowadays incorporated into the nearby city of Cork. It's been on the tourist circuit for almost 300 years thanks to its castle and Blarney Stone. It's also a commuter town for Cork, with a population in 2016 of 2539.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Blarney Castle and Curraghkippane Cemetery.

Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a medieval stronghold in Blarney, a town in , . Though earlier fortifications were built on the same spot, the current keep was built by the MacCarthy of Muskerry dynasty, a cadet branch of the Kings of Desmond, and dates from 1446.

Cemetery
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or Currykippane Cemetery, also known as St Mary's Cemetery, is a cemetery in Clogheen in the Kerry Pike area west of in Ireland. is situated 3½ km southeast of Blarney.

Warehouse
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was built in 1823. It was used mainly for spinning and weaving wool. The mill briefly closed for two years between 1973 and 1975, after which it was re-opened as an Irish heritage shop.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ballincollig and Cloghroe.

Suburb
is a suburban town within the administrative area of in . It is located on the western side of Cork city, beside the River Lee on the R608 road. is situated 5 km south of Blarney.

Village
is a village and townland on the R579 road in , . It is 7 miles northwest of Cork, close to Inniscarra and . The Sheep River runs to the rear of the local pub Blairs Inn on the western side. is situated 4 km west of Blarney.

Village
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is a village and civil parish situated on the south bank of the to the west of the city of in Ireland. It is connected by the Straight, 4 miles west of Cork and is also in the northeastern part of . is situated 4½ km south of Blarney.

Blarney

Latitude
51.9325° or 51° 55′ 57″ north
Longitude
-8.5679° or 8° 34′ 4″ west
Population
5,310
Elevation
37 metres (121 feet)
United Nations Location Code
IE BNY
Open location code
9C3HWCMJ+2V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4805912920
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
2966107
Wiki­data ID
Q2133873
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Western Frisian—“Blarney” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Blarney”
  • Basque: “Blarney”
  • Bulgarian: “Бларней”
  • Catalan: “Blarney”
  • Cebuano: “Blarney”
  • Dutch: “Blarney”
  • French: “Blarney”
  • Galician: “Blarney”
  • German: “Blarney”
  • Irish: “An Bhlarna”
  • Italian: “Blarney”
  • Korean: “블라니”
  • Lithuanian: “Blarnis”
  • Polish: “Blarney”
  • Russian: “Бларни”
  • Spanish: “Blarney”
  • Swedish: “Blarney”
  • Turkish: “Blarney”
  • Western Frisian: “Blarney”

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