Adare Manor

Adare Manor, a neo-Gothic mansion (1832) set in a park, which is now largely occupied by a golf course, was converted to a luxury hotel some years ago. The principal rooms, including the hall and picture gallery, are open to the public. The tea room provides pleasant views of the gardens and terraces. In the park, on the banks of the river, are the extensive ruins of Desmond Castle (13th C.), a romantic sight with its semicircular towers and lushly overgrown walls.

Also in the park are the ruins of a Franciscan friary founded in 1464, with later additions. The nave, choir and south transept of the church survive; fine fonts, niches and stalls in choir. Beautiful cloister with an old yew tree in the center; conventual buildings.