Blarney (Irish: An Bhlarna, meaning 'the little field')[2][3] is a suburban town within the administrative area of Cork City in Ireland.

It is surrounded by the suburban villages of Tower, Cloghroe and Kerry Pike, all on the outskirts of Cork City.

The legend has several suggested roots, involving members of the MacCarthy dynasty – builders and original owners of Blarney Castle.

[9] After closing in the early 1970s, the mills was re-invented by local entrepreneur Christy Kelleher as a gift store servicing tourists visiting the village.

The Square in the centre of the village is a grass field where Blarney locals and townspeople sometimes congregate during the summer.

The Blarney economy is dependent on the largely US tourism trade, with numerous hotels and guest houses in the area to serve demand.

[16] Blarney is also the home of a secondary school called Scoil Mhuire Gan Smál which was established in the 1950s.

[24] The local Scouting Ireland group, the 45th Cork (Blarney), has a particular emphasis on camping and hillwalking.