January 22, 2014

Adare, Ireland: Sweet shops in thatched cottages; things to do

Introduction to Adare, Ireland


When days are dreary, as they were on the Dingle Peninsula the day we drove from there to here, this town often offers a pocket of Irish sunshine.  Located on the banks of river Maigue and featuring black-and-white timbered houses and assorted ruins, it makes a great spot to overnight.  A row of vintage thatched cottages line one side of the main drag for about a block, leading some to call it one of the prettiest villages in Ireland.  But ancient it isn’t--almost the entire present village was built in the 19th century.

Shops in thatched cottages


Adare Cottage  

Main St., 353-61-396422.  

Set within an atmospheric thatched cottage, this shop purveys upscale Irish goods.  


thatched cottage shop in Adare, Ireland
thatched cottage shop in Adare, Ireland



The Gift Box  

Main St., 353-61-396000.  

Not actually in a thatched cottage but situated adjacent to one, The Gift Box  operates within an ordinary building but it stocks an anything-but-ordinary selection of Kilkenny's renowned Nicholas Mosse pottery.  I hesitated but later wound up buying my favorite souvenir of Ireland--a small Mosse pitcher decorated with a sweet little lamb--at the airport.

The Gift Box thatched cottage in Adare, Ireland
The Gift Box thatched cottage in Adare, Ireland


Mosse ceramics at The Gift Box thatched cottage in Adare, Ireland
Mosse ceramics at The Gift Box thatched cottage in Adare, Ireland


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images ©2014 Carole Terwilliger Meyers

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