Families of County Clare

Families of County Clare

The Burren, Bunratty, the Cliffs of Moher, the kingdom of Thomond and the Ó Briain (O'Brien) homeland.

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The O'Brien Earls of Thomond's great four-towered tower-house, hung with banners and famed for its feasts.

Families of County Clare

Historic ties to Clare

Families with historic but not core ground in this county.

Champions of County Clare

Famous bearers whose lives or work root in County Clare.

Brian BoruThe Dál gCais chief of Munster who through the years 976 to 1002 unified the Irish kingdoms under his single overlordship, took the high-kingship at Tara in 1002 as the first non-Uí Néill High King of Ireland, and at Clontarf on Good Friday 1014 broke the political power of the Norse over Dublin.