the diocese of Killaloe is at the town of that name. Cromlechs are
found, chiefly in the rocky limestone district of Burren in the N.W.,
though there are some in other baronies. That at Ballygannor is formed
of a stone 40 ft. long and 10 broad.
See papers by T.J. Westropp in _Proceedings of the Royal Irish
Academy_--"Distribution of Cromlechs in County Clare" (1897); and
"Churches of County Clare, and Origin of Ecclesiastical Divisions"
(1900).
CLAREMONT, a city of Sullivan county, New Hampshire, U.S.A., situated in
the W. part of the state, bordering on the Connecticut river. Pop.
(1890) 5565; (1900) 6498 (1442 foreign-born); (1910) 7529. Area, 6 sq.
m. It is served by two branches of the Boston & Maine railway. In
Claremont is the Fiske free library (1873), housed in a Carnegie
building (1904). The Stevens high school is richly endowed by the gift
of Paran Stevens, a native of Claremont. The city contains several
villages, the principal being Claremont, Claremont Junction and West
Claremont. Sugar river, flowing through the city into the Connecticut
and falling 223 ft. within the city limits, furnishes good water-power.
Among the manufactures are woollen and cotton goods, paper, mining and
quarrying machinery, rubber goods, linens, shoes, wood trim and pearl
buttons. The first settlement here was made in 1762, and a township was
organized in 1764; in 1908 Claremont was chartered as a city. It was
named from Claremont, Lord Clive's country place.
CLARENCE, DUKES OF. The early history of this English title is identical
with that of the family of Clare (q.v.), earls of Gloucester, who are
sometimes called earls of Clare, of which word Clarence is a later form.
The first duke of Clarence was Lionel of Antwerp (see below), third son
of Edward III., who was created duke in 1362, and whose wife Elizabeth
was a direct descendant of the Clares, the "Honour of Clare" being among
the lands which she brought to her husband. When Lionel died without
sons in 1368 the title became extinct; but in 1412 it was revived in
favour of Thomas (see below), the second son of Henry IV. The third
creation of a duke of Clarence took place in 1461, and was in favour of
George (see below), brother of the King Edward IV. When this duke,
accused by the king, was attainted and killed in 1478, his titles and
estates were forfeited. There appears to have been no other creation of
a duke of Clarence until 1789, when William, t
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