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Features: Irish Counties & Surnames - County Clare

Cliffs of Moher, County Clare, Ireland by Geyo John
Cliffs of Moher, County Clare © 2009, Geyo John
COUNTY CLARE

Irish Name: An Clár
Nickname: The Banner County
Motto: Dílis d'ar nOidreacht (True to our heritage)
County Town: Ennis
Province: Munster
Region: Mid-West

Tartan: The County Clare tartan is a traditional plaid pattern in red, green, and navy blue, with bright gold accents. It was designed by Polly Kitteridge for the House of Edgar in 1997. (Reproduction rights restricted to House of Edgar, Macnaughton Holdings Ltd.)

  • County Clare Tartan

County Clare Common Surnames

(Ireland Census):
Clancy, Griffin, Keane, Kelly, Lynch, MacInerney, MacMahon, MacNamara, Moloney, Murphy, O'Brien, Ryan

(Irish Emigrants):
Boland, Gorman, Hayes, Hickey, Hogan, Kelly, Maloney, McMahon, McNamara, O'Brien, O'Dea, Ryan

Next page: Connacht Province

References: The counties of Ireland and their nicknames, 2019, Aidan Lonergan, The Irish Post; Surname Connections to the Irish Counties, RootsWeb, 2007; Irish Surnames and Their Counties, A Letter From Ireland, 2016; Counties of Ireland, Wikipedia, The Scottish Register of Tartans.
Photo credits: (Header) County Clare tartan pattern © 1997, House of Edgar, Perth Scotland; used with express permission from House of Edgar, Macnaughton Holdings Ltd.; (Featured) Cliffs of Moher, County Clare, Ireland, 2009, Geyo John, used under Creative Commons License CC BY-SA 3.0, (Related Resources) Island of Ireland location map, © 2010, NordNordWest, used under Creative Commons License CC BY-SA 3.0. Edited by Susan Wallace.
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