Adare (IE)

Adare ( Irish: Áth Dara, meaning "ford of [the] oak") is a village in County Limerick, Ireland, located south-west of the city of Limerick. Adare is designated as a heritage town by the Irish government.
The River Maigue is tidal as far as Adare, with the settlement forming around the eastern bank of the Maigue overlooking the fording point from which the village gets its name. Owing to the strategic importance of the river crossing the Desmond castle was built overlooking the site near Ardshanbally (derived from Ard an tSeanbhaile - 'high ground of the old town'), and was first mentioned in 1226.
Historically a market town, in the Middle Ages, Adare had three monasteries. Owing to the influence of the Earls of Dunraven (See 1843 GB cover below), who built the Adare Manor (now a luxury resort hotel) a strict plan was laid out for the village. Adare Manor is a mansion located on lands on the banks of the River Maiguem and the former seat of the Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl. The present building was built in the early 19th-century in a Tudor-revival style, while retaining part of an earlier structure. It is now the Adare Manor Hotel & Golf Resort, a luxury resort hotel, reopened after an extensive restoration in October 2017.
Adare has twinning connections to its sister towns in Germany. Buchloe, Germany & Buckow, Germany