Adare
Adare ( Irish : Áth Dara - Oak ford) is a place in the Irish County Limerick about 12 km southwest of Limerick City on the national road N21 . The population of Adare was determined by the 2016 census as 1129 people.
location
The settlement near the Maigue River with thatched houses on Main Street is around the castle and the Adare Manor (now a hotel) of the Earl of Dunraven. There are five ogham stones in the garden of the complex .
Built in 1832, Adare Manor is a neo-Gothic mansion that features paintings by Canaletto , Ruysdael, and Reynolds . There are also some Ogham stones on the property . In pre-Norman times, the place had no meaning that has been handed down.
The ruins of Desmond Castle
Geoffrey de Marisco , the son of Hervé Lord von Thorney and Huntspill, is recorded as the founder of the original castle, which was built around AD 1200. Initially owned by the Counts of Kildare , it fell into disrepair and, following the uprising of 1536, passed to the Desmonds, who restored it. In 1578 the English conquered the castle. Oliver Cromwell finally had it dragged after further conquests in 1657.
Its large square, presumably once 3-story tower, which was redesigned in the 15th century, stands separately in an old ring fort . The area of this main castle, originally only protected by a palisade, was surrounded by a strong wall and a D-shaped moat and has a gate with a drawbridge. The outer bailey, whose buildings are on the river, is also protected by a wall on the other sides. The buildings consist of the relics of the great hall, the kitchen and the bakery. The window of the hall dates from the early 13th century, while the remaining buildings were built in the 15th century.
The monasteries and churches
The Earls of Kildare founded or designed three monasteries in Adare. The only Trinitarian monastery ( White Monastery ) was founded in Ireland as early as 1230, followed by the Augustinian (1315) and Franciscan (1464) monasteries. The church dedicated to St. Nicholas of Myra was also built in the early Kildare period.
The white or Trinitarian monastery
Little is known about the monastery dedicated to St. Jakob. As a founder, neither Lord Ossory nor the often mentioned John FitzThomas FitzGerald the 1st Earl of Kildare (1250-1316) come into question, but this could have significantly expanded the recently founded monastery. Only the tower and the south wall of the monastery church of the Holy Trinity in the village survived. The current building was designed in the middle of the 18th century.
The Augustinian Monastery (or Black Abbey / Black Abbey )
The monastery, east of the village, near the road to Limerick, burned down in 1647, but is now the best restored abbey and parish church in the district. The church has a central nave, a choir and a south wing as well as well-preserved windows and a three-part sedilia . Since there are also two-part (e.g. in Corcomroe Abbey ), the term “triple sedilia” is also used. The tower and some of the farm buildings were added in the 15th century. The stone work of the church is of high quality and is one of the few surviving examples of medieval Irish churches.
Franciscan monastery
The ruins of the monastery founded by Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Kildare, are now on a golf course. Its church consisted of a central nave and a choir. The side chapels and the tower were added in the same century. The church has a fine sedilia and well-preserved windows. The cloister is to the north of the church. The surrounding buildings were added before 1502.
St. Nicholas of Myra Church is in Clonshire Cemetery, next to the golf course. It was built in the 13th century and redesigned several times up to the 16th century. Nearby are the well-preserved ruins of the small 15th-century burial chapel of the Dunraven Earls (or the Quin family).
Fanningstown Castle is located near Adare , an old castle that is now also used as a hotel. There are five ogham stones at the Adare Manor Hotel, some of which come from the Rockfield basement . Clorhane's Wedge Tomb is northwest of Adare .
literature
- Peter Harbison : Guide to the Naional Monuments in the Republic of Ireland Gill and Macmillan, Dublin 1992 ISBN 0-7171-1956-4 p. 145
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.citypopulation.de/php/ireland.php?cityid=0005 Population 2016. Accessed on February 13, 2018.
Web links
- Photos of Adare on westirland.com accessed October 31, 2008
- Photos of Adare on irland-photos.com accessed October 31, 2008
- Description Engl. and pictures of the ogham stones
- Description Engl. and picture
Coordinates: 52 ° 34 ′ N , 8 ° 47 ′ W