Clare may refer to:

Places

Antarctica

Clare Range The Clare Range () is the range extending west-southwest from Sperm Bluff to the Willett Range on the south side of Mackay Glacier, in Victoria Land, Antarctica. It is south of the Convoy Range and north of the Olympus Range. Exploration and na ...

, a mountain range in Victoria Land

Australia

Clare, South Australia The town of Clare is located in South Australia in the Mid North region, 136 km north of Adelaide. It gives its name to the Clare Valley wine and tourist region. At the , Clare itself had a population of 3160 as part of an urban area with ...

, a town in the Clare Valley *

Clare Valley The Clare Valley is a valley located in South Australia about north of Adelaide in the Clare and Gilbert Valleys council area. It is the river valley formed by the Hutt River but is also strongly associated with the roughly parallel Hill Riv ...

, South Australia

Canada

Clare (electoral district) Clare is a provincial electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada which existed between 1949-2013 and since 2021. Prior to 1949, Clare was part of Digby (provincial electoral district), Digby district. It elects one mem ...

, an electoral district *

Clare, Nova Scotia Clare, officially named the Municipality of the District of Clare, is a district municipality in south Nova Scotia, Canada. Statistics Canada classifies the district municipality as a municipal district. Geography The Municipality of the Dis ...

, a municipal district

Republic of Ireland

County Clare County Clare () is a Counties of Ireland, county in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster in the Southern Region, Ireland, Southern part of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, bordered on the west by the Atlantic Ocean. Clare County Council ...

, one of the 32 counties of Ireland **

Clare (Dáil constituency) Clare is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects four deputies ( Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) on the system of proportional represe ...

(since 1921) **

Clare (UK Parliament constituency) Clare may refer to: Places Antarctica * Clare Range, a mountain range in Victoria Land Australia * Clare, South Australia, a town in the Clare Valley * Clare Valley, South Australia Canada * Clare (electoral district), an electoral district * Cl ...

(1801–1885) **

County Clare (Parliament of Ireland constituency) County Clare was a constituency representing County Clare in the Irish House of Commons, the lower house in the Parliament of Ireland, Parliament of the Kingdom of Ireland. It returned two members to the Parliament of Ireland from 1613 to 1800. ...

(until 1800) *

Clarecastle Clarecastle (''An Clár'' or ) is a village just south of Ennis in County Clare, Ireland. Name The town is named after the Clare Castle, which stands on an island in the narrowest navigable part of the River Fergus. The Irish ''Clár'', meani ...

, a village in County Clare * Clare, County Westmeath, a townland in Killare civil parish, barony of Rathconrath *

Clare Island Clare Island ( or ''Oileán Chliara''), also historically Inishcleer, is a mountainous island guarding the entrance to Clew Bay in County Mayo, Ireland. Historically part of the kingdom of Umhaill, it is famous as the home of the 16th century p ...

, County Mayo *

River Clare The River Clare () is a river in counties Mayo and Galway in Ireland. The long river rises north of Ballyhaunis in Mayo and descends past Dunmore, where it flows west, then turns south past Milltown continuing down through Kilbennan Church ...

, counties Galway and Mayo * Clare (barony), in County Galway

South Africa

* Clare, Mpumalanga, a town in Mpumalanga province

United Kingdom

* Clare, County Antrim, a townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland *

Clare, County Armagh Clare (from ''An Clár,'' meaning 'the plank bridge') is a village situated on the Cusher River, two miles southwest from Tandragee, in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The townland of Clare consists of 406 acres within the Civil parishes in Irel ...

, a village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland * Clare, County Down, a townland in County Down, Northern Ireland * Clare, County Tyrone, a townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland * Clare, Oxfordshire, a

location In geography, location or place is used to denote a region (point, line, or area) on Earth's surface. The term ''location'' generally implies a higher degree of certainty than ''place'', the latter often indicating an entity with an ambiguous bou ...

in England *

Clare, Suffolk Clare is a market town and civil parish on the north bank of the River River Stour, Suffolk, Stour in the West Suffolk District, West Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England. Clare is in southwest Suffolk, from Bury St Edmunds and ...

, a town **

Clare railway station Clare railway station was a station that served the town of Clare in Suffolk Suffolk ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East of England and East Anglia. It is bordered by Norfolk to the north, the North Sea to the east, Essex to the south, ...

, a closed station

United States

Clare, Illinois Clare is an unincorporated community in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States, located northwest of Sycamore. Clare has a post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letter ...

, an unincorporated community *

Clare, Indiana Clare is a small Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in White River Township, Hamilton County, Indiana, White River Township, Hamilton County, Indiana, Hamilton County, Indiana. History The first settlement at Clare was made in about 1 ...

, an unincorporated community *

Clare, Iowa Clare is a city in Webster County, Iowa, United States. The population was 136 at the 2020 census. Clare was settled ''circa'' 1882 by immigrants from Clare County, Ireland. Clare is also home to a United States post office on West Front St. ...

, a city *

Clare, Kansas Clare is an unincorporated community in Johnson County, Kansas, United States, and part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. It is located at . History Clare was located on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway The Atchison, Topeka and ...

, an unincorporated community *

Clare, Michigan Clare is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. Located near the center of Michigan's Lower Peninsula, the city is located mostly in Clare County, while a small portion extends south into Isabella County. The city had a population of 3,254 at t ...

, a city *

Clare, New York Clare is a town in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. The population was 105 at the 2010 census. The Town of Clare is in the south-central part of the county and is south of the Village of Canton, the county seat. History The town ...

, a town *

Clare County, Michigan Clare County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 30,856. The county seat is Harrison. History The county was created by the Michigan Legislature from part of Michilimackinac County in 1840 ...

People and fictional characters

Clare (given name) Clare is a given name, the medieval English form of Clara (given name), Clara. The related name ''Clair'' was traditionally considered male, especially when spelled without an 'e', but Clare and Claire (given name), Claire are usually, but not a ...

, includes a list of people and fictional characters *

Clare (surname) Clare is a surname of England, English or Ireland, Irish origin. The name is most often derived from the titular de Clare first held by Richard fitz Gilbert, a Wales, Welsh lord from a Normandy, Norman family, who took it from Clare, Suffolk. The n ...

, includes a list of people and fictional characters with the surname Clare or de Clare *

de Clare The House of Clare was a prominent Anglo-Norman noble house that ruled the Earldoms of Pembroke, Hertford and Gloucester in England and Wales throughout its history, playing a prominent role in the Norman invasion of Ireland. They were desce ...

, a noble family in medieval England

Other uses

* Clare Street (disambiguation), streets of this name *

Clare GAA The Clare County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) () or Clare GAA is one of the 32 County board (Gaelic games), county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Clare. Clare plays its home games at ...

, responsible for Gaelic games in County Clare * Earl of Clare, an extinct title created three times, once each in the peerages of England, Great Britain, and Ireland *

Viscount Clare Viscount Clare was a title in the Peerage of Ireland, created twice. First creation The titles of Viscount Clare and Baron Moyarta were conferred on Daniel O'Brien, a younger son of Connor O'Brien, 3rd Earl of Thomond, on 11 July 1662. These ...

, an extinct title in the Peerage of Ireland, created twice *

Cyclone Clare Severe Tropical Cyclone Clare was a moderately strong cyclone that struck Western Australia in January 2006. The storm formed as an area of low pressure in the Arafura Sea, and moved westward. After receiving the name Clare on 7 January, the sys ...

, which struck Western Australia in 2006 * , a destroyer traded to the Royal Navy and renamed HMS ''Clare'' at the beginning of the Second World War *

Clare College, Cambridge Clare College is a Colleges of the University of Cambridge, constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. The college was founded in 1326 as University Hall, making it the second-oldest surviving college of the Unive ...

, a constituent college of the University of Cambridge * The Clare, a residential skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois, United States * Contact lens acute red eye, an inflammatory condition of the cornea due to overwearing of contact lenses * "Clare", a song by Fairground Attraction

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