See also
Richard of CLARE
| Name: | Richard of CLARE |
| Sex: | Male |
| Father: | Thomas * of CLARE (1245-1287) |
| Mother: | Juliana * + FITZGERALD (1263-1300) |
| Birth | 1281 | |
| Occupation | Lord of Clare | |
| Death | 10 May 1318 (age 36-37) | |
| Cause: killed at the Battle of Dysert O'Dea | ||
Richard de Clare (after 1281 – 10 May 1318) 1st Lord Clare was the son of Thomas de Clare, Lord of Thomond and Juliana FitzGerald.
A descendant of Strongbow, he succeeded his older brother, Gilbert, in 1308 as Lord of Thomond. In 1309, and then again between 1312 and 1316, he was sheriff of Cork. Forced to put down a number of rebellions, he was eventually killed while commanding his forces at the Battle of Dysert O'Dea near what is now Ennis, County Clare. He was nominally succeeded by his son, Thomas, who was born in 1318 and died three years later; at that point the Anglo-Norman presence in Thomond disappeared.