Killimer

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Killimer
Cill Íomaí
Village
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Killimer Ferryport
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Killimer
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°37′0.74″N9°23′24.74″W / 52.6168722°N 9.3902056°W / 52.6168722; -9.3902056
Country Ireland
Province Munster
County County Clare
Elevation
20 m (70 ft)
Population
 (2011)
   Urban
498
Time zone UTC+0 (WET)
  Summer (DST) UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid Reference R054791

Killimer (Irish : Cill Íomaí, meaning "church of Aodhamair") [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.

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Location

The village is the northern port of 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

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References

  1. "Cill Íomaí/Killimer". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  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.