Killaloe (/ˌkɪlæˈluː/; Irish: Cill Dalua[1]) is a civil parish in County Clare, Ireland.

The name is said to be a corrupt form of Kill-da-Lua, and to be derived from the foundation of an abbey by St. Lua or Molua in the 6th century.

The town is on the west bank of the Shannon near the falls of Killaloe, about a mile from Lough Derg.

In 1177 the town was the scene of a ceremony in which Raymond Le Gros received the hostages of Roderic, King of Connaught, and O’Brien, Prince of Thomond, who took the oath of fealty to the King of England.

[2] Killaloe includes the townlands of Aillemore, Ardcloony, Ballycorney, Ballycuggaran, Ballygarreen, Ballykildea, Ballyvally, Carrowbaun, Carrownakilly, Classagh, Cloonfadda, Coumnagun, Craglea, Creeveroe, Feenlea, Garraunboy, Gortcallyroe, Gortmagy, Killestry, Knockyclovaun, Lackabranner, Lackenbaun, Moys and Shantraud.