| Clonderalaw | |
| Native Name: | Cluain idir Dhá Lá |
| Pushpin Map: | Ireland |
| Coordinates: | 52.6739°N -9.1076°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Ireland |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Munster |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Clare |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
Clonderalaw [1] is an historical barony in County Clare, Ireland. Baronies are geographical divisions of land that are in turn is divided into civil parishes.
Baronies were created after the Norman invasion of Ireland as administrative divisions of counties. While baronies have been administratively obsolete since 1898, they continue to be used in some land registration contexts and in planning permissions. In some cases, a barony corresponds to an earlier Gaelic túath which had submitted to the British Crown.
The Parliamentary Gazetteer of Ireland of 1845 describes the barony of Clonderalaw as follows,
In 1841 the population of Clonderalaw was 29,413 in 4,566 houses. Most were employed in agriculture.
The barony contains the parishes of Kilchrist, Kildysart, Kilfidane, Killimer, Killofin, Kilmichael, and Kilmurray. The main villages are Ballynacally, Kildysart, Labasheeda, Knock, and Kilmichael. It contains old castles of Clonderalaw, Donogorogue, Redgap, Colesmanstown, Dangan, Crownaghan, Horse-Island, and Cahirmurphy.
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