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Clara continues to be an industrial town albeit not to the same extent as it had been. Farming remains an important way of life for many around the area. Plans for urban renewal during the economic boom never took off and the town did not benefit to the extend that other similar size towns did. There is a strong musical tradition in the area producing numerous singers and bands of various genres and the Clara Musical Society.
Sharon Touhey got to the final of the model agent, aired on RTÉ in spring 2009.
Clara aka Clarabelle by Konstantina PhD.
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