Kilkee
Sign in to savethumb|260px|Kilkee cliffs 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.
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Place details
- Region
- Munster
- Country
- Éire / Ireland
- Population
- 1,214
- Timezone
- Europe/Dublin
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Kilkee
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- ga
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Kilkee3.JPG
- Settlement.image_caption
- O'Curry Street in 2006
- Settlement.image_shield
- Kilkee_coat_of_arms.png
- Settlement.shield_size
- 100px
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Ireland
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Ireland
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 5.24
- Settlement.blank_name_sec1
- Irish Grid Reference
- Settlement.subdivision_type
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Official name
- Kilkee
- Country
- Republic of Ireland
- Located in
- County Clare
- Population
- +1325
- Area
- +5.24
- Elevation
- +20
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Official website
- www.kilkee.ie
- Image
- Kilkee3.JPG
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Article
8 sectionsContents
- History
- Shipwrecks around Kilkee
- Culture
- Sport and recreation
- Transport
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|260px|Kilkee cliffs 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.
==History== In the early 19th century, Kilkee was a small fishing village. Around the 1820s, a paddle steamer service from Limerick to Kilrush made Kilkee more accessible as a tourist destination, particularly for the Anglo-Irish aristocracy. Catty Fitzgerald opened the first hotel, which operated for 40 years. By the 1830s, two more hotels opened in Kilkee. Along with these, three churches were built, a Roman Catholic church in 1831, a Protestant church in 1843, and a Methodist church in 1900.