Adare, County Limerick, Munster, Ireland



 


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Adare (/?'de?r/; Irish: ?th Dara, meaning 'ford of [the] oak'[2]) is a village in County Limerick, Ireland, located south-west of the city of Limerick. Adare is designated as a heritage town by the Irish government.



History

The River Maigue is tidal as far as Adare, with the settlement forming around the eastern bank of the Maigue overlooking the fording point from which the village gets its name. An annalistic reference is made in the medieval Annals of Inisfallen at AI982.4 "The Tree of Mag Adar was broken by Leth Cuinn". Owing to the strategic importance of the river crossing the Desmond castle was built overlooking the site near Ardshanbally (derived from Ard an tSeanbhaile - 'high ground of the old town'), and was first mentioned in 1226. Historically a market town, in the Middle Ages, Adare had three monasteries. Owing to the influence of the Earls of Dunraven, who built the Adare Manor (now a luxury resort hotel) a strict plan was laid out for the village.

Latitude: 52.564, Longitude: -8.79


Birth

Matches 1 to 1 of 1

   Last Name, Given Name(s)    Birth    Person ID 
1 Dolmage, Barbara  Abt 1772Adare, County Limerick, Munster, Ireland I12940

Death

Matches 1 to 2 of 2

   Last Name, Given Name(s)    Death    Person ID 
1 Dolmage, Barbara  5 Dec 1825Adare, County Limerick, Munster, Ireland I12940
2 Teskey, Jacob James  4 Sep 1849Adare, County Limerick, Munster, Ireland I8593


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