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Kilkee
Irish: Cill Chaoi | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 52°40′44″N 9°38′49″W / 52.679°N 9.647°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Munster |
County | County Clare |
Area | |
• Total | 5.24 km2 (2.02 sq mi) |
Elevation | 20 m (70 ft) |
Population | 972 |
Time zone | UTC±0 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (IST) |
Eircode routing key | V15 |
Telephone area code | +353(0)65 |
Irish Grid Reference | Q885601 |
Website | kilkee |
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1821 | 409 | — |
1831 | 1,051 | +157.0% |
1841 | 1,481 | +40.9% |
1851 | 1,860 | +25.6% |
1861 | 1,856 | −0.2% |
1871 | 1,605 | −13.5% |
1881 | 1,652 | +2.9% |
1891 | 1,839 | +11.3% |
1901 | 1,762 | −4.2% |
1911 | 1,688 | −4.2% |
1926 | 1,682 | −0.4% |
1936 | 1,863 | +10.8% |
1946 | 1,804 | −3.2% |
1951 | 1,677 | −7.0% |
1956 | 1,565 | −6.7% |
1961 | 1,392 | −11.1% |
1966 | 1,377 | −1.1% |
1971 | 1,287 | −6.5% |
1981 | 1,389 | +7.9% |
1986 | 1,448 | +4.2% |
1991 | 1,315 | −9.2% |
1996 | 1,331 | +1.2% |
2002 | 1,260 | −5.3% |
2006 | 1,325 | +5.2% |
2011 | 1,024 | −22.7% |
2016 | 972 | −5.1% |
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Kilkee (Irish: Cill Chaoi)[7] is a small coastal town in County Clare, Ireland. It is in the parish of Kilkee, formerly Kilfearagh. Kilkee is midway between Kilrush and Doonbeg on the N67 road. The town is popular as a seaside resort.[8] The horseshoe bay is protected from the Atlantic Ocean by the Duggerna Reef.