Adare Travel Blogs

My first trip to Ireland dropped me off in the 'prettiest village' in the country, Adare.  The village of Adare is found in Limerick County, Southern Ireland. After a sleepless flight from San Francisco (apparently I was a tad excited) resulting in having not slept in 24 hours, the immediate…

The small town of Adair was our first glimpse at thatched roofs.  Some new and still very light colored and others older and much darker in color.  One business building along the street where our bus parked must have been two different owners because one end was newly changed and the oth…

The next day, we set out for another joyride around Ireland. The first was to see a nearby resort and the second was to see some more ruins. I decided to miss the first half, hence not too many shots from Maureen on that one. And decided to meet the group for the second half. Sorry I can not seem t…

Quick stop off in Adare and Bunratty for some more touristy things.  Bunratty Castle is historical site, complete with people dressed in period clothing and re-enactments of daily life from way back when.(Again, I apologize for the lack of great explanation involved in these entries, I honestl…

I had requested that we go to the village of Adare.   Claimed to be Ireland's prettiest village, it is nestled in the wooded valley of the River Maigue.   Although, in my humble opinion, it is probably only one of a hundred "pretty villages", it was still worth the sto…