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Clare is a name and a place name with multiple uses. In geography, County Clare is a county on the west coast of Ireland, in the province of Munster. It borders Galway, Limerick and the Shannon Estuary, and includes notable landscapes such as the Burren and the Cliffs of Moher. The county town is Ennis.

The name also appears in England as the town of Clare in Suffolk, a historic market town

In people, Clare is a feminine given name derived from the Latin clarus, meaning clear or bright;

The surname Clare originates from places named Clare in England and Ireland and is toponymic in origin.

known
for
its
timber-framed
houses
and
Clare
Castle,
a
medieval
fortification
ruin.
it
is
related
to
Clara
and
Claire
and
has
been
used
since
the
Middle
Ages.
Saint
Clare
of
Assisi
(1204–1253)
is
a
prominent
bearer,
founder
of
the
Order
of
Saint
Clare,
commonly
known
as
the
Poor
Clares.