Killaloe, County Clare
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This article is about the County Clare town. For the diocese, see Diocese of Killaloe. For the hamlet in County Londonderry, see Killaloo.
Killaloe (/ˌkɪləˈluː/ kil-ə-LOO; Irish: Cill Dalua, meaning 'church of Dalua'[7]) is a small town in east County Clare, Ireland. It lies on the River Shannon on the western bank of Lough Derg and is connected by Killaloe Bridge to the "twin town" of Ballina on the eastern bank of the lake.
Quick Facts Irish: Cill Dalua, Country ...
Killaloe
Irish: Cill Dalua | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 52°48′N 8°27′W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Munster |
County | County Clare |
Elevation | 20 m (70 ft) |
Population | 1,484 |
Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Irish Grid Reference | R704736 |
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More information Year, Pop. ...
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1821 | 1,487 | — |
1831 | 2,243 | +50.8% |
1841 | 2,783 | +24.1% |
1851 | 2,218 | −20.3% |
1861 | 1,673 | −24.6% |
1871 | 1,479 | −11.6% |
1881 | 1,350 | −8.7% |
1891 | 1,339 | −0.8% |
1901 | 1,072 | −19.9% |
1911 | 987 | −7.9% |
1926 | 904 | −8.4% |
1936 | 890 | −1.5% |
1946 | 890 | +0.0% |
1951 | 901 | +1.2% |
1956 | 888 | −1.4% |
1961 | 835 | −6.0% |
1966 | 816 | −2.3% |
1971 | 871 | +6.7% |
1981 | 1,022 | +17.3% |
1986 | 1,033 | +1.1% |
1991 | 956 | −7.5% |
1996 | 972 | +1.7% |
2002 | 1,174 | +20.8% |
2006 | 1,035 | −11.8% |
2011 | 1,292 | +24.8% |
2016 | 1,484 | +14.9% |
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The Killaloe Electoral Area is one of six such areas in County Clare and returns four members to Clare County Council. Killaloe is at the center of the Killaloe Civil parish.