Killaloe, County Clare

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'Killaloe'
Cill Dalua

Location

WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates:
52°48′N 8°27′W / 52.8, -8.45

Irish grid reference
R054791

Statistics

20 m

Population (2006)

1035

This article is about the town. For the diocese, see Diocese of Killaloe.

Killaloe (Irish: Cill Dalua meaning Dalua's church) is a town in east County Clare, Republic of Ireland, situated in the midwest of Ireland. The village is on the south end of Lough Derg, while the settlement spreads across the River Shannon, with the County Tipperary side known as Ballina. The surrounding area is popular for hill-walking.

The Killaloe Electoral Area is one of six such areas in County Clare, and returns four members to Clare County Council.^[1]

The diocese of Killaloe is the second largest diocese in Ireland.

The University of Limerick has its outdoor pursuits centre near Killaloe, on the shore of the lake.

Killaloe on Shannon

1 People
2 See also
3 External links
4 References

[edit] People

Killaloe was the birthplace of Ireland's famous High King, Brian Boru. He ruled from Kincora, which is believed to have been in modern day Killaloe.

Former Ireland rugby international captain Keith Wood, also the inaugural IRB International Player of the Year in 2001, is a Killaloe native.

Anthony Foley, Muster's Heineken Cup winning captain and former Irish International, is also a resident.

Dolores McNamara, the Limerick housewife who won a record EuroMillions jackpot of over €115 million on July 31, 2005, purchased Lough Derg Hall near Killaloe in April 2006 for the sum of €1.7 million. She lives there with her husband Adrian and her two youngest children.