Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Clare

Clare, island (6 miles by 3 miles), in Clew Bay, Kilgever par., W. co. Mayo, 3946 ac., pop. 621; P.O., called Clare Island. On the N. point is a lighthouse, with a fixed light seen at a distance of 27 miles.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "island"   (ADL Feature Type: "islands")
Administrative units: Mayo IrlC
Place names: CLARE     |     CLARE ISLAND
Place: Clare

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