Archive for February 2016
Refurbishment Commences at Adare Manor
We have now waved off our last guests, packed up our antiques for storage and temporarily closed our doors for our exciting refurbishment project. Construction workers are now on site busily preparing and protecting Adare Manor for her delicate transformation. But don’t think we are going to disappear for the next 18 months, we’ll be…
Read MoreThe First Building and Its Setting
The construction of the first documented family home in Adare is often attributed to Thady Quin. The house incorporated within its core a square or oblong tower. This may have been part of the ‘Spidal Gate’, which appears in this location on Sir William Petty’s 1659 Down Survey map of Adare, or perhaps a remnant…
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