KILLALOE, a market-town and bishop's see of Ireland, county Clare, 12 miles N.E. of Limerick. It is finely situate, though poorly built, on the Shannon, which is crossed by an old bridge of 19 arches, connecting the town with the suburb of Ballina on the Tipperary side. The river is navigable by large steamers from Killaloe to Leitrim (129 miles), and there are docks and quays here a little above the bridge. Pop., including Ballina, 2230, chiefly employed in marble mills, slate quarries, and in works connected with the river navigation. The principal building in the town is the cathedral, an old cruciform edifice with a tower; near it is the stone-roofed cell of St Lux, first Bishop of Killaloe; and on a small island opposite the episcopal demesne, is another chapel still more ancient. This town was long the
royal seat of the O'Briens; and at Kincora, on Lough Dearg, about a mile to the N., are pointed out some remains of the residence of Brian Boru. At Killaloe, in 1691, General Sarsfield intercepted the artillery of William III. on its way to Limerick. The diocese, which dates from the seventh century, includes 70 benefices. The episcopal income is £3870.