Clara (Irish: Clárach, meaning 'plain/district')[1] is a townland and parish in County Kilkenny, Ireland.

Clara civil parish consists of the following townlands: Ballynamona - Baunmore - Churchclara - Clara Upper - Clarabricken - Clifden or Rathgarvan - Clohoge - Coneygar - Eagleshill - Kilmagar - Kingsland - Scart.

The Martyrology of Donegal lists ninety six saints of this name and the Book of Leinster records two hundred and nine.

In addition there seems to be some confusion in ancient texts between Colman (Colmanus in Latin) and Columbanus.

[citation needed] One of the team's milestones in sport came in 1986, when they won their first Senior Hurling Championship.