Killimer

Killimer
Cill Íomaí
Village

Killimer Ferryport
Killimer

Location in Ireland

Coordinates: 52°37′0.74″N 9°23′24.74″W / 52.6168722°N 9.3902056°W / 52.6168722; -9.3902056Coordinates: 52°37′0.74″N 9°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 (2006)
 • Urban 482
Time zone WET (UTC+0)
 • Summer (DST) IST (WEST) (UTC-1)
Irish Grid Reference R054791

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.

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 2006 census returned 482 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 2014-04-10.
  2. ↑ County Clare: A History and Topography 1837 by Samuel Lewis
  3. ↑ Census 2006
  4. ↑ "Killimer and Knockerra". Diocese of Killaloe. Retrieved 2014-03-31.
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