County Clare is a county in the province of Munster in the Southern part of the republic of Ireland, bordered on the west by the Atlantic Ocean. Clare County Council is the local authority. The county had a population of 127,938 at the 2022 census. The county seat and largest settlement is Ennis.
Baronies of Clare
Poulnabrone dolmen in The Burren
The Tau Cross at Roughan Hill near Corofin, County Clare, Ireland
County Limerick is a western county in Ireland. It is in the province of Munster and is located in the Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Region. It is named after the city of Limerick. Limerick City and County Council is the local council for the county. The county's population at the 2022 census was 209,536 of whom 102,287 lived in Limerick City, the county capital.
The River Shannon runs through Limerick City, with King John's Castle.
Typical east Limerick landscape, part of the Golden Vale
Patrick Sarsfield the prominent Jacobite general, features on the Limerick coat of arms.
Grange Stone Circle is the largest stone circle in Ireland.