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.
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 | |
| 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 |
Location
editThe 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
editKillimer 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
edit- Íomar Fir Bolg, saint from the fifth or sixth century.
- Pecker Dunne, musician.
External links
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Cill Íomaí/Killimer". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ^ 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" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ "Killimer and Knockerra". Diocese of Killaloe. Retrieved 31 March 2014.