__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 118,81 ...

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, 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 authorit ...

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 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. 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 construc ...

coal-fired electricity generating station.

GAA

Killimer GAA __NOTOC__ Killimer () 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 The village is the northern port of the ...

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 Shannon Gaels is the GAA club of Kilmurry McMahon/ Labasheeda, County Clare. The name Shannon Gaels first appeared in 1940 but Gaelic Football has been played in the parish since 1887 under different names. History Before Shannon Gaels The ...

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 Íomar Fir Bolg () was an early Irish Saint. Writing on 5 November 1838, John O'Donovan reported that his field work for the Ordnance Survey had brought him to the parish of Killimer-Bologue, which was ''"according to tradition ... the princi ...

, 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 originally from County Wexford, where his fath ...

, musician

External links

Shannon Ferries

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

Location

GAA

Notable people

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