Adare

Adare ( Irish: Áth Dara - Oak ford ), also referred to as the most beautiful village of Ireland, is a place in County Limerick about 12 km south-west of Limerick City on the N21 national road. The population of Adare was determined during Census 2011, 2,657 persons.

Location

The settlement near the River Maigue with thatched houses on Main Street is around the castle and the estate of Adare Manor (now a hotel ), the Earl of Dunraven. In the garden there are five Oghamsteine

Built in 1832 Adare Manor is a built in neo-gothic style mansion, is seen in the painting by Canaletto, Ruysdael and Reynolds. On site there are some Ogham stones stand. In vornormannischer time the place had no meaning, which was handed down.

The ruins of Desmond Castle

Geoffrey de Marisco, son of Hervé Lord of Thorney & Huntspill, is listed as the founder of the original castle, which was built around 1200 AD. Initially located in the possession of the Earls of Kildare, she fell and was subsequently transferred to the uprising of 1536 at the Desmond who made them again. 1578 the English conquered the castle. Oliver Cromwell was eventually grind after further conquests in 1657.

Your big square, probably once 3- story tower, which was rebuilt in the 15th century is, separately in an old ring fort. The area of the main castle, originally protected only by a stockade, was surrounded by a strong wall and a D - shaped trench and has a gate with a drawbridge. The outer bailey, whose buildings are located on the river will be protected on the other sides by a wall. The buildings consist of the relics of the great hall, the kitchen and the bakery. The windows of the hall dates from the early 13th century, while the remaining buildings were erected in the 15th century.

The monasteries and churches

The Earls of Kildare founded or make three monasteries in Adare. Already in 1230 the only monastery of the Trinitarians ( White Monastery ) was founded in Ireland, which was followed by the Friarys the Augustinians ( 1315) and St. Francis ( 1464 ). In the early Kildare time, the St. Nicholas of Myra church dedicated arose.

The white or Trinitarianerkloster

Little is known about the St. James Monastery dedicated. As founder would neither time nor the Lord Ossory often called FitzThomas John FitzGerald of the 1st Earl of Kildare ( 1250-1316 ) questioned, but this could have significantly expanded the monastery recently created. Enjoying a village monastery church of the Holy Trinity survived only the tower and south wall. The present building was designed in the 18th century.

The Augustinian Friary ( Black Abbey or the )

The east of the village, near the road to Limerick, situated Friary burned down in 1647, but today it's the best restored abbey and parish church of the district. The church has a nave, a chancel and a south wing and well-preserved windows and a tripartite Sedilias. Since it (eg in Corcomroe Abbey ) are also zweigliederige, is also the term "triple sedilia " related. The tower and some of the farm buildings were added in the 15th century. The stonework of the church are of high quality and one of the few preserved examples of medieval Irish churches.

Franciscan Friary

The ruins of, founded by Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Kildare Monastery are now on a golf course. His church consisted of a nave and a choir. The side chapels and tower were added in the same century. The church has a fine sedilia and well preserved window. North of the church is the cloister. The surrounding buildings were added before 1502.

The St. Nicholas of Myra - Church is on the Clonshire cemetery next to the golf course. It was built in the 13th century and remodeled several times until the 16th century. Nearby are the well-preserved ruins of the small 15th- century grave chapel of the Earls of Dunraven ( Quin civil or family).

In the near Adare is Fanningstown Castle, a well -used today as a hotel old castle.