Adare Census 2006. http://www.cso.ie/census/documents/2006_prelim_table04.pdf'') is a village in County Limerick, Ireland.

General Information

Adare was historically a crossing point on the river Maigue.
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...Town by the Irish government.
Adare is located 16 km from Limerick City.

Economy

Adare is a major tourist destination with many tours of Ireland's south-west stopping off in the village. The local heritage centre, which gives a deep insight into the history of the village, also hosts a number of craft shops. Adare is also a popular wedding and conference venue. Adare is becoming a major golf destination with two 18-hole courses, the Adare Golf Club, which incorporates a driving range and which is set to be the site of the 2007 Irish Open, the Adare Manor Golf Club and a Pitch and Putt course. Adare has one equestrian centre: Clonshire. Adare is home to a number of world-renowned stables.

Accommodation, Food, Drink and Entertainment

The village offers three Hotels: The Adare Manor, The Dunraven Arms and Fitzgerald's Woodlands House Hotel. Adare has six public houses. In the village: Bill Chawke's, Collins', Seán Collins' and Lena's. In the outlying areas are The Thatch and Neville's. Additionally each of the three hotels and the two golf courses has bars/restaurants. Many of the pubs also serve food. There are eight restaurants: The Wild Geese, The Inn Between, The Abbots Rest, The Aches Restaurant, The Blue Door Cottage Pantry, The Golden Dragon, The Pink Potato and Bia.

Architecture

The main street combines quintessential Irish architecture with the English styled buildings and infrastructure purpose-built for the Dunraven estate. Examples of the latter architectural forms include the thatched cottages near the entrance to Adare Manor

Schools

St. Joseph's National School , [http://www.ourladysabbey.com Our Lady's Abbey NS ], St. Nicholas' primary school and Scoil Seán tSraide .

Transport

The main Limerick-Tralee road, the N21 goes through the village. The Adare Bypass is at an advanced planning stage with construction due to begin in 2008. Adare is a stop on the hourly Limerick-Tralee/Kil ... (This article is used under GFDL)