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Killarney Racecourse is a horse racing venue in Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland which stages both National Hunt and Flat racing. Racing at Killarney has been taking place since 1822. The course is a left-handed oval, one mile and two furlongs in circumference. [1]

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References

  1. "Course Profile". Go Racing. Retrieved 19 September 2012.