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Adare, Co. Limerick

Adare (Irish: Áth Dara - Ford of the Oak) is a village on the River Maigue 16km (10 miles) from Limerick City. Renowned as one of Ireland's prettiest villages, Adare is designated as a Heritage Town.

Adare is a chocolate-box village and is an interesting and well-located destination, and also an excellent place to break a journey. In the pretty row of cottages along the main street, there are several restaurants (including The Wild Geese) and some unusual little shops selling everything from designer clothing to antiquarian books.

It is only a short drive into Limerick city, which has much to recommend it for a day visit of shopping and culture, including the treasures at the Hunt Museum and a performance at the Concert Hall, perhaps.

There are also several fine golf courses in the area (including the championship Adare Manor Hotel and Golf Resort), angling, hunting and horse riding.

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Dunraven Arms Hotel

Adare, Co. Limerick

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Established in 1792, the Murphy family’s large hotel in Adare has somehow retain ...

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Adare Manor

Adare, Co. Limerick

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Set in 900 acres beside the River Maigue, Adare Manor is the former home of the Earls ...

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Golf

Dromoland Castle Golf Club

Newmarket-on-Fergus, Co. Clare
Course Type: Parkland

Dromoland Castle Golf and Country Club has been in existence since 1962 and golf has been played for 43 years over the lush rolling tree lined landscape that drains into Dromoland Lough with the Castle as a backdrop. The course has been entir ...

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What's On

Newcastlewest Farmers Market - Co Limerick - Thursday & Saturday

Newcastlewest Farmers Market - Thursday & Saturday 9-3pm

Market Yard, Newcastlewest, Co Limerick

Contact: Eileen O Sullivan - 087 277 0679

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Tourist Attractions

Adare Castle

Adare, Co. Limerick

Adare Castle, or Desmond Castle as it is popularly known, stands in a strategic position on the north bank of the Maigue and is regarded as a fine example of the medieval fortified castle in Ireland. It was an important stronghold of the Earl ...

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Dromoland Castle Hotel

Newmarket-on-Fergus, Co. Clare

The ancestral home of the O’Briens, barons of Inchiquin and direct descendants of Brian Boru, High King of Ireland, this is one of the few Irish estates tracing its history back to Gaelic royal families, and it is now one of Ireland’s ...

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