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Blarney
An Bhlarna | |
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Town | |
 The countryside around Blarney | |
  Blarney Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 51°55′59″N 8°34′5″W / 51.93306°N 8.56806°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Cork |
| Elevation | 55 m (180 ft) |
| Population | 2,779 |
| Irish Grid Reference | W610759 |
Blarney (Irish: An Bhlarna, meaning 'the little field')[2][3] is a suburban town within the administrative area of Cork City in Ireland.[4][5] It is located approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north-west of the city centre. It is the site of Blarney Castle, home of the legendary Blarney Stone.[6] Blarney is part of the Dáil constituency of Cork North-Central. It is surrounded by the suburban villages of Tower, Cloghroe and Kerry Pike, all on the outskirts of Cork City.[7][8]
- ^ "Census 2022 Sapmap Area: Settlements Blarney". Central Statistics Office (Ireland). Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ From blair, blar, meaning a plain. Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). . New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
- ^ "An Bhlarna / Blarney". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "Cork City Council Boundary Extension 2019". Cork City Council. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ McCarthaigh, Sean (24 July 2022). "Plan for almost 140 homes in Blarney approved despite council recommendation for rejection". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "The New Cork: city expands tonight to include 85,000 new citizens". echolive.ie. The Echo. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ^ Barker, Tommy (27 May 2017). "New housing developments in Kerry Pike are proving very popular". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ Delaney, Caroline (16 November 2019). "The Kerry Pikes are ready for the limelight". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 18 September 2022.