County Clare
county in Ireland
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Summary
County Clare is a county of Ireland[1]. It draws 2,375 Wikipedia views per month (county of ireland category, ranking #7 of 26).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Munster[3]
- Country: Ireland[4]
- Capital: Ennis[5]
- Shares border with: County Limerick[6], County Tipperary[7], County Galway[8]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: West Clare[9], Ennis[10], Killaloe[11], Shannon[12]
- Legislative body: legislative body of Clare County Council[13]
- Executive body: office of the Cathaoirleach of Clare County Council[14]
- Commons category: County Clare[15]
- Licence plate code: CE[16]
- Located in time zone: UTC±00:00[17]
- Official website: https://visitclare.ie/[18]
- Topic's main category: Category:County Clare[19]
- Commons gallery: County Clare[20]
- Population: 117,096[21]
- Office held by head of government: Cathaoirleach of Clare County Council[22]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[23]
- Topic has template: Template:County Clare[24]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in County Clare[25]
- Native label: Contae an Chláir[26]
- Category for films shot at this location: Category:Films shot in County Clare[27]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from County Clare[28]
- Area: 3450.0 km²[29]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of County Clare[30]
- Historic county: County Clare[31]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for County Clare include Clare County[32], a county of Michigan[33], in United States[34], founded in 1840[35] and Clare[36], a town[37], in Australia[38], founded in 1842[39].
Why It Matters
County Clare has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]
Entities named for it include Clare County[32], a county of Michigan[33], in United States[34], founded in 1840[35] and Clare[36], a town[37], in Australia[38], founded in 1842[39].