Killimer

Killimer (Irish: Cill Íomaí[1]) is a village in County Clare, Ireland, in a civil parish of the same name. It is located on the northern bank of the Shannon and the N67 which passes through the village.

Killimer

Cill Íomaí
Village
Killimer Ferryport
Killimer
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°37′0.74″N 9°23′24.74″W
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyCounty Clare
Elevation
20 m (70 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Urban
498
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceR054791

Location

Killimer is best known for the Killimer-Tarbert car ferry service, operated by Shannon Ferries.

According to the geographer Samuel Lewis the parish counted 3023 inhabitants in 1837.[2] The 2011 census returned 498 inhabitants for Killimer.[3]

The village is in the Killimer and Knockerra parish of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe. Parish churches are St Imy in Killimer and St Senan's in Knockerra.[4]

East of the village is the Moneypoint coal-fired electricity generating station.

GAA

Killimer GAA returned to competitive action at senior level in 2012. Due to a declining population Killimer had not enough players to field a senior team in the period 2008-2012. Most players had been playing with Shannon Gaels or Kilrush Shams in those years. Killimers only Clare Senior Football Championship triumph was in 1896.

Notable people

See also

References
  1. "Cill Íomaí". Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  2. County Clare: A History and Topography 1837 by Samuel Lewis
  3. "Census 2011 – Population Classified by Area Table 6 Population of each province, county, city, urban area, rural area and electoral division, 2006 and 2011" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  4. "Killimer and Knockerra". Diocese of Killaloe. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
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