Dating back before the time of the norman conquest this story book village owes its appearance to the 3rd earl of dunraven who in the 1830s when other landlords were furiously replacing thatch with slate went against the trend and rebuilt adare with larger thatched houses adare is the ideal base to explore many wonderful sights and famous landmarks you could take a daytrip to include bunratty castle the burren and the cliffs of moher we will even provide a picnic lunch head south towards