Adare, Ireland Travel Blogs

In circles in Cork
Oct 15, 2009 (1 photos)

... with outstanding food on this trip. From there we drove to Cobh, the port from which almost all of our ancestors emigrated from Ireland to the US, as well as to Canada, Argentina and Australia.  3 million left from the early 1800's to 1970.  It ...

A penninsula day
Oct 13, 2009 (2 photos)

... of Kerry" and the other is "Dingle".  Which do you think most people visit? After three days of nonstop driving we are ready for a rest.  So today we stay in Adare and explore this wonderful resort and the town.  Maybe a nice massage...

IT'S ALL ABOUT THE STORY
Oct 12, 2009 (1 photos)

We were relieved and happy to have our car keys and so we set off for Killarney National Park and Muckross House, near Killarney.  We arrived there sans cash but with our credit card.  As we were walking in to the grand house for a tour, an ...

Whew!
Oct 11, 2009 (2 photos)

Security came and found Frank's pants, his wallet and keys!  Only the money was gone.  That is a relief as we pictured a day spent dealing with these unpleasantries. The resort has been nothing but kind.  They have moved us into the  ...

Ireland day1
Apr 26, 2009

Hi everyone,    Well we are in Ireland! The plane ride was great. When we got to Shannon airport it was pouring rain. You can imagine Rick, driving a stickshift with his lefthand, on the lefthand side of the road through all those roundabouts. ...

Adare
Nov 30, 2007 (5 photos)

... or the horse, knew all the stops to take great photos so it was definitely worth doing. Our hotel at Adare was interesting as they had no record of our booking, despite Cheryl having a printed email confirming our reservation, the shower rail ...

The Family in Ireland
Apr 10, 2006 (28 photos)

... early and drove clear across the country! on friday we visited: glendalough (home to the "most perfect high cross in all of Ireland," Monasterboice which is the site of St. Kevin's monastery and a BEAUTIFUL national park, then we drove all the way down to ...

A day for us
Jun 23, 2009 (6 photos)

Not much to report today since we decided that today would be an us day. We started by sleeping in really late and totally missing breakfast. I got up and decided to explore a bit of the grounds. There are 840 acres, and I maybe walked one or two, but in ...

Thatched roof cottages
May 18, 2009 (13 photos)

... into the shore.  More amazing scenery. Kenmare was intended to be our base for exploring the Ring of Kerry which is Ireland's most famous drive.  Unfortunately the weather didn't cooperate with us.  We started off and travelled as far as ...

Adare Castle & Churches
Sep 24, 2009 (10 photos)

Lots of old churches in this area. The Augustinian Priory was founded in 1315. Also known as the Black Abbey. The Trinitarian Priory was founded in 1230 is now a Catholic Church

Not leprechauns
Oct 11, 2009 (1 photos)

... it back on the counter. There is a sliding glass door in the kitchen and they probably got in through it. Not a happy intro to Ireland. We have called security ( this is a gated community) and hope they will be able to find the jeans and keys out on the ...

Adare
Mar 8, 2006 (12 photos)

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Rubbing elbows with the rich
Jun 22, 2009 (8 photos)

... where we had dinner and experienced our first trad session, though we both got the sense that this whole place is a little like Ireland for Americans. In fact, even the toilets are American! Our whole stay up to this point we've been shocked by the amount ...

Our first day in Ireland!
Aug 16, 2009 (27 photos)

... it was not really comfortable enough to sleep well, and we were very happy to land after bumping through some turbulance. We arrived in Ireland, weary but excited and made our way down to pick up our car.  This proved to be more of a challenge than ...

Adare
Oct 9, 2009 (55 photos)

A mellow day in Adare (by Bryan's standards), we broke into the grounds of the local mansion & checked it out, ducking into the 'library' / sitting room for a nip when it started to rain.  We toured around town for a bit  (consisting of one ...

Officer Buckley
Oct 13, 2009 (1 photos)

We have had a most relaxing day at the Adare resort.  We took a walk around the grounds this morning, past the formal gardens, the 500 year old oak tree, past the ancient stones, and the pet cemetary! We went into town for some shopping and lunch in a ...