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