Clare Museum, Historical museum in central Ennis, Ireland.

Clare Museum occupies the former St Xavier's School and chapel on Arthur's Row in central Ennis, built in 1865 and 1869 for the Sisters of Mercy. Its long-term exhibition, The Riches of Clare, fills two galleries with archaeological finds, social and agricultural history objects, material on the Spanish Armada and Clare's musical tradition, and items relating to Éamon de Valera.

The Sisters of Mercy ran a school on this site from 1854; the section now holding the museum was built as a primary school in 1865, with a chapel and classrooms added in 1869. After the convent was demolished and replaced by a hotel, the school and chapel fell derelict. Clare County Council restored them and opened the museum in October 2000.

The museum's name in Irish is Músaem an Chláir. Its long-term exhibition, The Riches of Clare, fills two galleries and covers the county's musical tradition, its links with the Spanish Armada and objects relating to Éamon de Valera. An autograph book kept by IRA volunteer and TD Patrick Brennan is on display, along with items from the 1914 All-Ireland Hurling Championship senior and junior teams.

Clare Museum occupies the former St Xavier's School and its 1869 chapel in the centre of Ennis, run by Clare County Council. The long-term exhibition, The Riches of Clare, fills two galleries, so allow time to go through both. Objects are on loan from the National Museum of Ireland, and the museum is designated to collect archaeological finds from the county.

Among the objects on show is the silver spade used by Charles Stewart Parnell in 1885 at Milltown Malbay to cut the first sod for the West Clare Railway. The museum also holds the autograph book of IRA volunteer and TD Patrick Brennan, and a display on the 1914 All-Ireland Hurling Championship senior and junior teams.