Killarney is a neighbourhood in East Vancouver, British Columbia with a population of over 28,000 in 2011 and lies in the far southeast corner of the city.
The Killarney area was one of the last portions of Vancouver to be developed, and was mostly second-growth forest until after World War II.
George Wales was the first to settle in northern Killarney in 1878, and eventually development began to move from the more populated areas to the west as the interurban streetcar line was constructed north of Kingsway.
After World War II, development accelerated with a growing need for housing, and the street grid moved south towards Southeast Marine Drive.
Known as the Fraserlands, this area now boasts hundreds of townhome units and a number of residential highrise buildings in a new high density neighbourhood called the River District, with more presently under construction.