Killarney, Queensland

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Killarney is a small town located to the 30 km south east of Warwick, on the Condamine River in Queensland, Australia. The town in the Warwick Shire. It is close to Queen Mary Falls, in Main Range National Park, where Spring Creek pluges 40 m into the valley.

Killarney is located about 4 km from the Queensland/New South Wales border. The town was hit by a destructive tornado in 1968. Originally settled by the Irish, it has a history of coal mining and forestry within the local district and was named after its Irish heritage because of its remarkable likeness. Its local economy is run by agriculture, abbatoirs, transport and more recently tourism. It has a large rodeo contingency and has a well known annual event.