There are about 5,000 items in the Clare Museum collection, of which about 2,500 are catalogued. Some of the catalogued items are photographed and included here under various object categories. The online collection also includes some of the items from the collection on loan from the National Museum of Ireland.

The object list is broken down into categories based on the British Museum Object Names Thesaurus. These categories are quite broad, and examples of the items listed under each heading is included.

To avoid confusion, please note that some of these items carry entry numbers which may differ from their catalogue numbers.