Adare, Ireland: Adare Heritage Centre; things to do

Adare Heritage Centre  

Main Street.  

Displays here provide insight into village history.  Several craft shops and a cafe are also in the complex. 

Adare Heritage Centre in Adare, Ireland 

●Adare Woollens  

353-61-396922.  

An outlet for a well-known woolen mill in Beaufort in County Kerry, this venue stocks a range of traditional Irish woolens and knitwear.

●Black Abbey Crafts  

353-61-396021.  

This craft shop stocks an extensive range of hand-made Irish crafts.

The Holy Trinitarian Abbey  

Adjacent to the centre, 353-61-396177.  

Dating to the early 13th century, this historical building is the only recorded Trinitarian monastery in Ireland.  It is believed these Trinitarian monks came to Adare from Scotland.  The monastery was badly damaged during the reign of King Henry VIII, but it was repaired and enlarged in the mid-19th century.  Today it serves as a Roman Catholic Church.  A graveyard and large, round, old-time dove cote (cage) is in the back.

The Washing Pool  

Across street from the centre.  

The town women once used this small man-made triangular pool to wash laundry.  It allows access to a small stream off the river Maigue that flows under a small bridge with two arches. 

The Village Park  

Across street from centre.  

The land upon which this lovely park stands was once part of the Dunraven estate.  Now a public park, it provides winding paths and plenty of benches. 


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