County Clare (An Clár)

“The Banner County” — in the province of Munster. County town: Ennis.

The Cliffs of Moher, the lunar Burren, and a hotbed of traditional music.

County Clare is a county in the province of Munster in the Southern part of Ireland, bordered on the west by the Atlantic Ocean. Clare County Council is the local authority. The county had a population of 127,938 at the 2022 census. The county seat and largest settlement is Ennis.

Surnames from Clare: O'Brien · Kennedy · Quinn · McDonnell · McMahon · Boland · Keane · Hogan · Griffin · Conway · McNamara · O'Halloran

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