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County Clare

County Clare is a county in the west of Ireland, between the Shannon estuary and Galway Bay. It was formed from the Gaelic kingdom of Thomond, ruled by the O'Briens, when the English administration shired the area in the 1570s. The O'Brien earls of Thomond, who held their seat at Bunratty, remained its leading family.

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Mentioned in 2 state histories

Gangani (Ireland)Kingdom of Thomond

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). County Clare. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/county-clare
MLA: “County Clare.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/county-clare. Accessed .
Chicago: The Epoch Institute. “County Clare.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/county-clare.
Harvard: The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘County Clare’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/county-clare (Accessed: ).

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