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1 Adare Manor
Architecture, castles and historic districts
N21 IRL - Adare
This small neo-Gothic manor house, now converted into a hotel, was built in 1832 for the Earl of Dunraven,who hired, amongst others, James Pain and Augustus Welby Pugin as architects. Inside, the staircase panelling and long gallery (40 m) are partic..
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2 Church of the Most Holy Trinity (Roman Catholic)
Religious buildings
Main Street IRL - Adare
The square tower and the south wall of the present church once formed part of the only monastery in Ireland to be founded by the order of the Trinity and which was built around 1230 by Maurice Fitzgerald, 2nd baron of Offaly. In 1539, at the time of ..
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3 Parish church (Anglican)
Religious buildings
Main Street IRL - Adare
The church is made up of a nave and part of the choir of an Augustinian priory, founded in 1315. The cloister (on the north side) was converted into a mausoleum for the Quin family, Earls of Dunraven.
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4 Desmond Castle
Architecture, castles and historic districts
Limarick Road IRL - Adare
This early 14C moated castle had already lost much of its strategic importance by the time it was almost entirely destroyed by Cromwell's army. An impressive square tower stands in the inner courtyard. The great hall took would have been on the upper..
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5 Franciscan friary
Religious buildings
Limarick Road IRL - Adare
On the edge of the Maigue stand the ruins of the Franciscan friary founded by the Earl of Kildare in 1464 and extended during the 15C and 16C. The nave, the choir, the south transept and the cloister are well preserved. Kilmallock Gate was once the m..

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