1315 – Augustinian Abbey, Adare, Co. Limerick
The Earl of Kildare founded the Augustinian friary at Adare, County Limerick in 1315. Religious activities continued for about 200 years,
1464 – Franciscan Abbey, Adare, Co. Limerick
Now a fine ruin in the grounds of the Adare Manor Golf Club, the Franciscan Friary was founded in 1464 by Thomas,
1811 – Black Abbey Church, Adare, Co. Limerick
The Trinitarian Order established their only monastery in Ireland in Adare in 1230. Ruined for many years, the Abbey was restored in 1811 by the first Earl of Dunraven as the Catholic Parish church.
1832 – Adare Manor, Co. Limerick
Architect: James Pain
Adare Manor was not always so imposing. In the 1820s the building was a refined Georgian house,
1911 – Village Hall and Club House, Adare, Co. Limerick
Architect: William Clifford Smith
According to Jeremy Williams, “The original scheme for the hall survives as a drawing, a brilliant adaptation of Voysey’s idiom to a communal building by the English architect,
