The territorial divisions of Munster were very numerous, and among them were the Dall gCais (pronounced Daul Gash) in Tuadh-Mumha, corresponding to the modern county of Clare. This was the sect to which the king Brian Boroimhe belonged. They were a Munster people who conquered and occupied this district. Until that event it had been reckoned to Connaught. The Viking conquerors were driven out of Clare by Brian Boru, who in turn reigned over the county. The Anglo-Normans were unable to successfully rule the area, and the later British did not become prominent before Murrough OBrien became the Earl of Thomond.Clare (Holiday Apartments, Clare, Ireland) was hit hard during the Great Famine, and much of its population left Ireland for a better life abroad. The name of County Clare is derived from the Gaelic word, An Clar, which means the plain. It is known as The Banner County, due to its renown for revolutionary activity during the struggle for equal rights for the indigenous Irish Catholic population.
