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.

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Parish Amenities

If you received the leaflet detailing the amenities funded by the parish and wish to donate to parish funds online the link is:

https://www.killaloediocese.ie/parish/kilmihil/donate/

Save The Date 30th July 2023

Volunteers Needed Kilmihil Active Retired

Kilmihil ARA urgently require help for their Friday morning catch up in the Meadow. It would be one Friday every two months, approximately 10am- 1pm.

Please contact Ann on 087 290 9995 if you are interested in helping out – thank you

Ladies Only Cardio – Revised days and times. Mornings in Kilmihil

Cardio Class – Kilmihil

In the Community Centre PAYG

Tai Chi from 24th May

Call Kevin, booking required

Lego – Back This Summer

…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