11 Facts About Adare Manor

Adare Manor is a manor house located on the banks of the River Maigue in the village of Adare, County Limerick, Ireland, the former seat of the Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl.

Estate of Adare Manor extended northwards nearly to the Shannon, and comprehended a considerable portion of the parishes of Kildimo and Chapelrussell, and the north-western section of Adare Manor situate in the barony of Coshma, with a portion of Drehidtarsna, and parts of Kilkeedy and Croom, lying in the barony of Pubblebrien.

Adare Manor was advanced to a Viscountcy in 1816 as Viscount Mount Earl and became Viscount Adare and the first Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl on 5 February 1822.

Adare Manor chose the title of Dunraven in honour of his daughter-in-law Caroline Wyndham, daughter and heiress of Thomas Wyndham of Dunraven Castle, who in 1810 had married his eldest son and heir, Windham Henry Quin.

Around 1785, the first Earl of Dunraven made significant alterations to Adare Manor, raising more walls and changing the entrance from the south front to the northwest side.

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Unable to bear the expense of maintaining Adare Manor, he sold it and its contents in 1982 to an investment consortium.

Adare Manor was voted "Ireland's Leading Hotel" at the World Travel Awards in 2010,2011 and 2012 and "The World's Leading Boutique Golf Resort" in 2012.

Adare Manor contains the Oak Room restaurant, which earned a Michelin star for 2020.

Golf Course at Adare Manor is an 18-hole championship golf course.

In July 2019 Adare Manor was announced as the host of the 2026 Ryder Cup; with the event being postponed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic subsequent matches were pushed back a year with Adare Manor now hosting in 2027.

In 2010, Adare Manor served as the judge's house for Sharon Osbourne and Louis Walsh on The X Factor.