The de Clare family of Norman lords were associated with the Welsh Marches, Suffolk, Tonbridge and Ireland. The Welsh Marches ( Welsh: Y Mers) is an area along the border of England and Wales on the island of Great Britain, in the current Suffolk (ˈsʌfək is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. Tonbridge (historic spelling Tunbridge) is a Market town in the English county of Kent, with a population of 30340 in 2007 Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world They were descended from Richard Fitz Gilbert who accompanied William the Conqueror into England in 1066. Richard FitzGilbert (1030 - 1090 was a Norman lord who participated in the Norman conquest of England in 1066 William I of England ( 1027 His reign which brought Norman culture to England had an enormous impact on the subsequent course of England in the Middle Ages England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
Richard took the name Clare from the head of his honour in Suffolk, where Clare Castle still exists. Suffolk (ˈsʌfək is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. Clare Castle is a ruin in the small town of Clare in Suffolk, England (
The family name also has echoes in Ireland – the modern Irish county of County Clare (which was historically part of the North Munster Gaelic kingdom of Thomond, dominated by the O'Briens, Kings of Thomond) was granted to the de Clare family in 1275. County Clare ( Irish: Contae an Chláir) commonly referred to as simply Clare, is a county on Ireland and part of the wider Munster ( Irish: An Mhumhain, ənˈvuːnʲ Cúige Mumhan or Mumha) is the southernmost of the four Provinces of Ireland. Thomond ( Irish: Tuadhmhumhain, meaning North Munster, now spelled Tuamhain) The region of Ireland associated with the name Thomond When the boundaries of the modern County Clare were fixed by Sir Henry Sidney in 1565, it was named after the family. Sir Henry Sidney ( 1529 - 5 May 1586) lord deputy of Ireland, was the eldest son of Sir William Sidney of Penshurst a prominent politician