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__NOTOC__ Killimer () is a village in
County Clare County Clare ( ga, Contae an Chláir) is a county in Ireland, in the Southern Region and the province of Munster, bordered on the west by the Atlantic Ocean. Clare County Council is the local authority. The county had a population of 118,817 ...
,
Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
, in a
civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...
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 Tarbert ( gd, An Tairbeart) is a place name in Scotland and Ireland. Places named Tarbert are characterised by a narrow strip of land, or isthmus. This can be where two lochs nearly meet, or a causeway out to an island. Etymology All placenames ...
car ferry service, operated by Shannon Ferries. According to the geographer Samuel Lewis the parish counted 3023 inhabitants in 1837. The 2011 census returned 498 inhabitants for Killimer. The village is in the Killimer and Knockerra parish of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe The Diocese of Killaloe ( ; ga, Deoise Chill Dalua) is a Roman Catholic diocese in mid-western Ireland, one of six suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of Cashel and Emly. The cathedral church of the diocese is the Cathedral of S ...
. Parish churches are St Imy in Killimer and St Senan's in Knockerra. East of the village is the
Moneypoint Moneypoint power station () is Ireland's largest electricity generation station (output 915 MW) and only coal-fired power station. Commissioned between 1985 and 1987, it is located on the River Shannon near Kilrush, County Clare. It was constr ...
coal-fired electricity generating station.


GAA

Killimer GAA __NOTOC__ Killimer () is a village in County Clare, Republic of Ireland, Ireland, in a Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of the same name. It is located on the northern bank of the River Shannon, Shannon and the N67 road (Ireland), N67 which ...
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 The Clare Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition organised by Clare GAA between the top twelve gaelic football clubs in County Clare, Ireland. The winners represent the county in the Munster Senior ...
triumph was in 1896.


Notable people

* Íomar Fir Bolg, saint from the fifth or sixth century *
Pecker Dunne Patrick "Pecker" Dunne (1 April 1933 – 19 December 2012) was an Irish musician and seanchaí. Dunne was born in Castlebar, County Mayo, "in the old county home". His family were Irish Travellers Irish Travellers ( ga, an lucht siúil ...
, musician


External links


Shannon Ferries


See also

* List of towns and villages in Ireland


References

{{Civil parishes of County Clare Towns and villages in County Clare Civil parishes of County Clare Parishes of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe