River Clare
The River Clare is a river in counties Mayo and Galway in Ireland. The 93 kilometres 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 near Tuam.Photo: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ballindooley Castle and Menlo Castle.
Ballindooley Castle
Castle
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ballindooley Castle is situated 2½ km southeast of River Clare.
Menlo Castle
Ruins
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Menlo Castle or Menlough Castle, also called Blake's Castle, is a 16th-century castle situated on the bank of the River Corrib near Menlo village in County Galway, Ireland. Menlo Castle is situated 3½ km southwest of River Clare.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castlegar and Menlo.
Castlegar
Village
Galway is the county town of County Galway on the west coast of Ireland. It's Ireland's fourth largest city, with a population in 2024 of 85,000, but its historic centre on the east bank of the River Corrib is compact. Castlegar is situated 3½ km southeast of River Clare.
Menlo
Village
Photo: Sharonlflynn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mionlach, commonly known by the anglicised name Menlo or Menlough, is a village and townland in one of the Gaeltacht areas of County Galway, Ireland. It is located about 3 km north of the Galway city centre, near where Lough Corrib outflows into the River Corrib. Menlo is situated 3½ km southwest of River Clare.
Cloonboo
Village
Cloonboo, also Clonboo, is a village in County Galway, Ireland. It is located on the N84 national secondary road from Galway to Castlebar. Cloonboo is in the civil parish of Annaghdown, in the barony of Clare. Cloonboo is situated 5 km north of River Clare.
River Clare
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Ireland
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover River Clare from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“River Clare” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Clare”
- Basque: “Clare ibaia”
- Cebuano: “River Clare”
- Dutch: “River Clare”
- French: “Clare”
- Galician: “Río Clare”
- German: “River Clare”
- Irish: “Abhainn an Chláir”
- Russian: “Клэр”
- Venetian: “Fiume River Clare”
- Welsh: “Afon Clare”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Coarsefield and Angliham.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cregg River and Rabbit Island.
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