Nearly 1,500 babies were born to Clare mothers last year.
A yearly review published by the CSO shows there were 776 boys and 715 girls born here last year, with Sean and Emily the most common names for each gender.
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Two-thirds of all children were born to married mothers, while the average age of first time moms was 30.6 years.
Meanwhile, there were 812 deaths recorded in the county last year.
439 men and 373 women lost their lives, with diseases of the circulatory system the most common cause.