There are several places of interest on the estate as follows:
VETERANS MEMORIAL the bronze monument on the lawn in front of the Manor is a memorial given by the Kane Family to honour those Irish-born men and women who, over the years, have served in the Armed Forces of the United States.
The memorial was designed and sculpted by A. Thomas Schomberg in 1986 under commission by Mr. & Mrs. Thomas F. Kane, owners of Adare Manor and cast in triplicate. One of the memorials, dedicated in 1986, stands in downtown Denver, Colorado and the other was gifted to the United States of America and installed at the National Cemetery in Riverside, California. The third piece, here at Adare Manor, was shipped to Ireland and installed on May 1st, 1999 to commemorate the visit to Ireland of the travelling Vietnam Memorial.
THE PARTERRE / FRENCH FORMAL GARDENS were laid out in geometrical box patterns using Buscus Sempervirens by P.C Hardwick in the 1850’s. The architect P.C Hardwick was employed by the 3rd Earl and his Wife Augusta from 1850 to 1862 to oversee the completion of the Manor
THE PET CEMETERY is located beneath the Dunraven oak tree with carved memorials to the various Dunraven pets. The giant oak was planted in 1791 and its 200th birthday was celebrated in 1991 and a companion oak was planted in celebration of the 50th birthday of the current Earl of Dunraven, Thady Quin.
CEDAR OF LEBANON TREE Cedrus Libani. Officially recognised as the oldest Cedar of Lebanon in Ireland and Great Britain. It is thought to have been planted in and around 1645. This specimen is the oldest living type in the British Isles.
THE CORK OAK TREE Quercus Suber native to Southern Europe is extensively grown across the Mediterranean for use as cork wine stoppers, with Portugal being the largest producer. Its life expectancy is between 300 – 400 years. This specimen is thought to be 100 years old. Quercus Suber can be found dotted across the milder areas of Ireland and the British Isles.
THE OGHAM STONES southwest of the Manor, amongst the trees, were “imported” from Kerry by Edwin, the third Earl. Three of them came from the town land of Kilbonane, near Killarney, where two had been found inserted in a farmhouse wall. A group of five are close together. The latest one is over two metres high and another one, split into two parts, is lying on the ground. Ogham stones date from the early fifth century to the middle of the seventh century. They are mainly Christian in context and are usually associated with old churches or early Christian burial sites. Ogham inscriptions are in an early form of Gaelic, which is frequently followed by Latin inscriptions written in Roman characters. These inscriptions are mainly commemorative.
