Clare

Names prominent in this county include: Aherne, Aherne, Boland, Brady, Brien, Brody, Canny, Carigy, Carmody, Carrigy, Clancy, Clohessy, Clune, Connor, Connorr, Conorr, Considine, Crowe, Culligan, Curran, Curry, Curtin, Dalton, Daly, Davoren, Day, Dayoran, Dea, Deegan, Donell, Donnel, Donnell, Durack, Encroe, Enright, Enright, Gallery, Gillereagh, Gorman, Grady, Grath, Halloran, Hally, Hanrahan, Haren, Hehir, Hickey, Hogan, Honeen, Inerney, Keane, Kennedy, Kenny, Kett, Liddy, Liddy, Loughlin, Lysaght, MacBrody, MacCanny, MacCarigy, MacCarrigy, MacClancy, MacClune, MacConsidine, MacCurtin, MacEncroe, MacEnright, MacGillereagh, MacGorman, MacGrath, MacInerney, MacKeane, MacLysaght, MacMahon, MacNamara, MacNestor, MacSheedy, Mahon, Markahan, McBrody, McCanny, McCarigy, McCarrigy, McClancy, McClune, McConsidine, McCurtin, McElroy, McEncroe, McEnright, McEnright, McGillereagh, McGorman, McGrath, McInerney, McInerney, McKeane, McLysaght, McLysaght, McMahon, McMahon, McNamara, McNestor, McSheedy, Meehan, Melody, Melody, Minogue, Minogue, Molony, Mullins, Mulvey, Namara, Naughton, Neilan, Nestor, Nihil, O'Brien, O'Cullenan, O'Daly, O'Davaran, O'Flattery, O'Grady, O'Griffey, O'Halloran, O'Hehir, O'Honan, O'Loughlin, O'Moloney, O'Morony, O'Brien, O'Carmody, O'Clohessy, O'Connor, O'Curry, O'Daly, O'Davoren, O'Dea, O'Donell, O'Donnel, O'Donnell, O'Durack, O'Grady, O'Halloran, O'Hally, O'Hanrahan, O'Haren, O'Hehir, O'Hickey, O'Honeen, O'Kennedy, O'Kenny, O'Kett, O'Liddy, O'Loughlin, O'Markahan, O'Meehan, O'Melody, O'Minogue, O'Molony, O'Mulvey, O'Naughton, O'Neilan, O'Nihil, O'Quilligan, O'Quin, O'Quinn, O'Reddan, O'Regan, O'Shanahan, O'Slattery, O'Tyne, Quilligan, Quin, Quinn, Reddan, Regan, Shanahan, Sheedy, Slattery, Tyne

One of Ireland’s largest counties, Clare lies in the west facing the Atlantic Ocean. Famed for its rugged terrain --the famous Cliffs of Moher grace one edge of the county & are flanked by the even more famous Burren-- Clare is nevertheless home to some of Ireland’s rarest and most beautiful plants. Despite Clare’s rocky ground, it offered a home to some of Ireland’s earliest settlers & today Clare is still dotted by tombs that were already ancient when Christianity first came to Ireland. Home to the Gagnani, Conconi & Cantabri tribes in the first millennium, by the Middle Ages control of Clare was hotly contested & the region was briefly part of the Kingdoms of Connaught, Munster & Thomond before the Norman de Clare family seized control. The de Clare family disappeared in the aftermath of the Battle of Bannockburn, leaving only their name behind. Today Clare is justly famous for its rugged natural beauty, wild coastline and dozens of significant stone age monuments. - notes by Sarah Nagle

One of a series of Irish District tartans designed (and copyrighted) by Polly Wittering of the House of Edgar in 1995. This is not an 'officially sanctioned' District tartan but has proven popular.