Kilkishen is a village in southeast 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

Ireland

Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

. The village is 8 kilometres east of Quin

Quin, County Clare

Quin is a village in southeast County Clare in Ireland. The village's main attraction, Quin Abbey, is open to the public, and although mostly ruined, much of the structure remains. The abbey was built on the foundations of an earlier Norman castle, and the foundations of its corner towers can...

 and 14 kilometres north of Shannon

Shannon, County Clare

Shannon or Shannon Town , named after the river near which it stands, is a town located in County Clare. It was given town status on 1 January 1982. The town is located just off the N19 road, a spur of the N18/M18 road between Limerick city and Ennis....

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Demographics

The population of Kilkishen at the 2006 Census was 443. Which was a rise from 324 at the 2002 Census. According to a report by Samuel lewis in 1837, the village had a population of 519 at that time.

Facilities

Kilkishen National School is located in the village and according to their website has an enrollment of 108 students. The village also contains the ruins of Kilkishen Church (Church of Ireland), which was built in 1811, the outer structure is all the remains today.

Sport

Kilkishen GAA was a hurling team which is now defunct. The team won the Clare Senior Hurling Championship in 1923 and 1932 and were finalists in 1938. The village still has a junior level camogie club.

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland