Killimer is a village in County Clare

County Clare

-History:There was a Neolithic civilisation in the Clare area — the name of the peoples is unknown, but the Prehistoric peoples left evidence behind in the form of ancient dolmen; single-chamber megalithic tombs, usually consisting of three or more upright stones...

, Ireland

Republic of Ireland

Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

. The village is located at the northern banks of the Shannon

River Shannon

The River Shannon is the longest river in Ireland at . It divides the west of Ireland from the east and south . County Clare, being west of the Shannon but part of the province of Munster, is the major exception...

 and the N67

N67 road (Ireland)

The N67 road is a national secondary road in Ireland. It runs from Kilcolgan to Tarbert and passes though Kinvara, Ballyvaughan, Lisdoonvarna, Ennistymon, Lahinch, Miltown Malbay, Quilty, Doonbeg and Kilkee.-See also:*Roads in Ireland*Motorways in Ireland...

 is passing through the village. Killimer is best known for the ferry

Ferry

A ferry is a form of transportation, usually a boat, but sometimes a ship, used to carry primarily passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo as well, across a body of water. Most ferries operate on regular, frequent, return services...

 Killmer-Tarbert

Tarbert, County Kerry

Tarbert is a town in the north of County Kerry, with woodland to the south and the Shannon estuary to the north. It lies on the N69 coast road that runs along the estuary from Limerick before turning inland at Tarbert towards Listowel, and has two schools Tarbert Primary and Tarbert...

, part of the N67. The ferry is operated by Shannon Ferries.

According to the geographer Samuel Lewis the parish counted 3023 inhabitants in 1837. The Census 2006 returned 482 inhabitants for Killimer.
Easterly of the village is the coal-fired electricity generation station Moneypoint power station.

Killimer was once a independent parish. Nowadays it is merged into the parish of Kilrush

Kilrush

Kilrush is a coastal town in County Clare, Ireland. It is located near the mouth of the River Shannon in the south-west of the county. Kilrush is a town of great historical significance, being one of the listed Heritage Towns of Ireland.-History:...

. It is part of the Diocese of Killaloe

Diocese of Killaloe

The Diocese of Killaloe may refer either to a Roman Catholic or a Church of Ireland diocese, in Ireland.-Roman Catholic diocese:The Diocese of Killaloe is the second largest Roman Catholic diocese in Ireland....

.

GAA

Due to a declining population Killimer has no full Gaelic Athletic Association

Gaelic Athletic Association

The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...

-club anymore. Most seniors now play with Kilrush GAA

Kilrush GAA

Kilrush Shamrocks are a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Kilrush, County Clare, Ireland. They have won the Clare Senior Football championship 21 times, more than any other club in the county, the last title coming in 1987 when the Shams beat Doonbeg....

, only the youth-teams fly the flag of Killimer GAA. Despite the present decline Killimer GAA still can boast about winning the Clare Senior Football Championship in 1896.

Notable people

• Íomar Fir Bolg
  Íomar Fir Bolg
  Íomar Fir Bolg, early Irish Saint, fl. 5th/6th century AD.Writing on the 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 principal establishment and the birth-place of St...
  
  , saint from the fifth or sixth century
• Pecker Dunne
  Pecker Dunne
  Patrick "Pecker" Dunne is an Irish musician. He was born in his parents' horse-drawn caravan.His family were Irish Travellers originally from County Wexford, where his father was a fiddle player...
  
  , musician

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland