Kilkee

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Kilkee

Total population

1,214

Coordinates52.68°, -9.64°

Demographic figures from Central Statistics Office (Ireland). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Kilkee is a coastal town in County Clare, Ireland. It is located in the parish of Kilkee (formerly Kilfearagh). Kilkee is midway between Kilrush and Doonbeg on the N67 road and is a popular seaside resort. The horseshoe bay is protected from the Atlantic Ocean by the Duggerna Reef.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Charles Fitzgerald

British colonial governor (1792-1887)

Eugene O'Curry

Irish scholar (1794–1862)

Pat McDonald

American shot putter (1878–1954)

Brian Talty

Irish Gaelic football player (born 1955)

Edwin John Butler

British botanist (1874-1943)

H

Harry Foran

Australian journalist (1850–1908)

Paddy Bermingham

Irish discus thrower (1896-1959)

J

Joe O'Connell

Irish republican

A

Anne Greene

Australian religious sister of Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart, missionary, nurse and religious leader (1884-1965)

M

Michael O'Malley

Irish-Australian civil servant

J

John O'Shea

(1925-2012)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Clare

• Cooraclare
  9.5 mi away
• Miltown Malbay
  15.9 mi away
• Labasheeda
  17.1 mi away
• Clarecastle
  29.9 mi away
• Shannon
  32.1 mi away · pop. 10,256
• Fanore
  33.7 mi away
• Quin
  33.9 mi away
• Crusheen
  35.9 mi away
• Ballyvaughan
  36.5 mi away
• Sixmilebridge
  36.7 mi away
• Kilmurry
  36.7 mi away
• Cratloe
  36.9 mi away · pop. 899

Browse all places in Clare →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Kilkee

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Giant Polypore

Meripilus giganteus

Seen 2026-09-04

creeping thistle

Cirsium arvense

Seen 2026-09-04

Sea Milkwort

Lysimachia maritima

Seen 2026-09-04

Sea Plantain

Plantago maritima

Seen 2026-09-04

Sea Thrift

Armeria maritima

Seen 2026-09-04

ribwort plantain

Plantago lanceolata

Seen 2026-09-04

Little Stint

Calidris minuta

Seen 2026-09-02

Rustyback

Asplenium ceterach

Seen 2026-08-28

Marsh Woundwort

Stachys palustris

Seen 2026-08-28

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).