Killimer
Village in County Clare, Ireland
title: "Killimer" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["towns-and-villages-in-county-clare", "civil-parishes-of-county-clare", "parishes-of-the-roman-catholic-diocese-of-killaloe"] description: "Village in County Clare, Ireland" topic_path: "general/towns-and-villages-in-county-clare" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killimer" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Village in County Clare, Ireland ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Killimer |
| native_name | Cill Íomaí |
| native_name_lang | ga |
| settlement_type | Village |
| image_skyline | Killimer Ferryport - geograph.org.uk - 12757.jpg |
| image_caption | Killimer Ferryport |
| pushpin_map | Ireland |
| pushpin_label_position | right |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Ireland |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Ireland |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Munster |
| subdivision_type3 | County |
| subdivision_name3 | County Clare |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| population_as_of | 2011 |
| population_urban | 498 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| timezone1 | WET |
| utc_offset1 | +0 |
| timezone1_DST | IST (WEST) |
| utc_offset1_DST | -1 |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_m | 20 |
| blank_name | Irish Grid Reference |
| blank_info | |
| :: |
|name = Killimer |native_name = Cill Íomaí |native_name_lang = ga |settlement_type = Village |image_skyline = Killimer Ferryport - geograph.org.uk - 12757.jpg |image_caption = Killimer Ferryport |pushpin_map = Ireland |pushpin_label_position = right |pushpin_map_caption = Location in Ireland |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = Ireland |subdivision_type1 = Province |subdivision_name1 = Munster |subdivision_type3 = County |subdivision_name3 = County Clare |established_title = |established_date = |unit_pref = Metric |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = |population_as_of = 2011 |population_footnotes = |population_total = |population_urban = 498 |population_density_km2 = auto |timezone1 = WET |utc_offset1 = +0 |timezone1_DST = IST (WEST) |utc_offset1_DST = -1 |coordinates = |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = 20 |blank_name = Irish Grid Reference |blank_info = |website = |footnotes = Killimer () 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.
Location
The village is the northern port of the Killimer–Tarbert car ferry service, operated by Shannon Ferries.
The village is in the Killimer parish of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe. Parish churches are St Imy in Killimer and St Senan's in Knockerra.
East of the village is the Moneypoint coal-fired electricity generating station.
Population
According to the geographer Samuel Lewis the parish counted 3023 inhabitants in 1837. The 2011 census returned 498 inhabitants for Killimer.
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
- Íomar Fir Bolg, saint from the fifth or sixth century.
- Pecker Dunne, musician.
References
References
- "Cill Íomaí/Killimer".
- "Killimer and Knockerra". Diocese of Killaloe.
- [http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/places/killeymur1837.htm County Clare: A History and Topography 1837 by Samuel Lewis]
- "Census 2011 – Population Classified by Area Table 6 Population of each province, county, city, urban area, rural area and electoral division, 2006 and 2011".
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