About Kilmihil

The West Clare village of Kilmihil is about 29km (18 miles) south west of Ennis, the county town of Clare.  The name Kilmihil derives from the local church (Cill Mhichil is Irish for Church of St Michael).

A self-sufficient, vibrant and strong community with schools, pubs, shops, GP, pharmacy and numerous clubs and facilities. Browse this website to find out more.

Getting here:

The GPS coordinates for the centre of Kilmihil are Latitude: 52.72386, Longitude: -9.32126

There is a daily bus service from Ennis to Kilkee serving Kilmihil. Details and times are on transportforireland.ie. The bus stop is outside Daly’s Bar in Main Street.

Latest updates…

Light Up Your Wagon 2022

Celebrate with St Pat’s

St Pat’s AFC 40th

St Pat’s AFC will celebrate their 40th anniversary on 25th November, the celebrations will be on Friday 2nd December (to avoid a clash with the Toy Show)at Dalys Bar Kilmihil.

Music by The Patrick Roche Band. Admission free. All Welcome!

Santa at Fitzpatricks

Santa is coming to Fitzpatricks Tuesday 20th Dec from 5pm. They will have time slots same as previous years.
To book in, visit instore or DM their FB Account.

Kilmihil Medical Centre

If you are trying to email either of the two GPs at the Kilmihil Medical Centre please note that the correct email is: kilmihilmedicalcentre@gmail.com.👏🏻

…check the What’s On page for more

Kilmihil Today

Kilmihil is made up of the townlands of Ahaga, Ballydineen, Boulynameal, Carraige, Cahercanavan, Cahermurphy, Castlepark, Cloonakilla, Cragg, Glenmore, Greygrove, Kiltumper, Knockalough, Knockmore, Lack East, Lack West, Lacken, Lietrim, Lissenair, Sorrel Island and Shyan.

Thank you to Shane Lorigan of Lorigan Media for this lovely video of his home village.

Kilmihil Origins

The Old Church (c) Martin Murray

A church dedicated to St Michael the Archangel was believed to have been built here, by St Senan, around 530AD. The medieval church ruins can be seen in the old graveyard.

The Shrine 1950s

Adjacent to the old graveyard and church ruins are a holy well that can be traced back to the 1630s and St Michael’s Shrine completed in 1937.

A Fair Day in Main Street 1960s

The economy is primarily agricultural and for many years a successful mart was based in the village.

This site has a section dedicated to the History of Kilmihil where you can find out more and also access a certain amount of genealogy information.

The contact number for the service is 1800 60 32 99