Killimer

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
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

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

• Íomar Fir Bolg, saint from the fifth or sixth century.
• Pecker Dunne, musician.

External links

• Shannon Ferries

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland