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LAST Sunday, Minister for Arts Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Jimmy Deenihan, re-opened the refurbished Killimer Parish Hall.
A huge crowd attended, with many travelling from the National Famine Commemoration in Kilrush. Parish groups who avail of the hall displayed their work showing what groups contribute to the community. The need to upgrade and further develop Killimer Parish Hall for the future was identified by Killimer Parish Pastoral Council.
Killimer Parish Hall was closed for four months until the rebuild and refurbishment was completed. In 1886, the Killimer parish priest, Fr O’Meara, leased the property to be used as a school for a period of 99 years.
In 1952, due to a fire, the building could no longer be used as a school and a new school was built next door.
The parishioners began fundraising to construct a parish hall, which was opened around 1957. This served as a gathering place, where dances and sales of work were held.
In the interim, extensions have been built on to cater for the ever-changing needs of the local community.
