Cooraclare (Irish: Cuar an Chláir, meaning 'recess of the plain')[1] is a village near Kilrush, in County Clare, Ireland, and a Catholic parish by the same name.

The parish includes the village of Cree, at times spelled Creegh.

[3] Cooraclare lies on the River Doonbeg.

[4] Cooraclare have won the Clare Senior Football Championship in 1915, 1917, 1918, 1925, 1944, 1956, 1964, 1965, 1986 and 1997, and also hosts the Rose of Clare Festival every year in August since 1979 A song associated with Cooraclare is entitled "The Chapel Gate of Cooraclare".

Famous natives or residents include: