Castle · near Adare · Limerick

Desmond Castle Adare

Desmond Castle Adare is a castle in Adare, County Limerick. It counts as a national monument of Ireland. The site is looked after by the Office of Public Works.

Photo: Desmond Castle Adare, Peter Craine (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

500 m

northeast of Adare

Run by

Office of Public Works

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 16%

#273 of 1,783 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–20°C

In brief

Castle near Adare

Just outside Adare

Desmond Castle Adare is 500 m northeast of Adare. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by the Office of Public Works

One of the places the Office of Public Works looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

National monument of Ireland

On the State’s record of protected heritage. About ↓

Written from Fáilte Ireland’s open data, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and the CSO’s 2022 town outlines, with Met Éireann’s 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Seasons in Adare

June to September are the warmest in Adare, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C.

Jan9° / 3°98 mm

Feb10° / 3°81 mm

Mar11° / 4°72 mm

Apr14° / 5°60 mm

May16° / 8°63 mm

Jun19° / 10°70 mm

Jul20° / 12°73 mm

Aug20° / 12°81 mm

Sep18° / 10°77 mm

Oct15° / 8°95 mm

Nov11° / 5°101 mm

Dec10° / 4°108 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Adare, and rain in a month. Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages for Adare (Copyright Met Éireann, CC BY 4.0). Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Adare’s full climate →

About

Desmond Castle Adare

Expect guided tours. Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 3 languages. Around it, Augustinian Abbey Adare (300 m) comes first on our list.

Type: Castle
Run by: Office of Public Works
Listed: National monument of Ireland
Wikipedias: Covered in 3 languages
Town: 500 m northeast of Adare
Official site: heritageireland.ie/places-to-visit/adare-castle

Facts: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

Visiting: the details

AddressLimerick Road, Gortaganniff, Adare

Address and hours: Fáilte Ireland’s open data and OpenStreetMap contributors. Hours change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

The way to Desmond Castle Adare

Orange shows Desmond Castle Adare; numbers mark the places near it.

Towns near it

Bases near Desmond Castle Adare

Of the 8, Dooradoyle is the largest, at 18,593 people. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.

1 · 500 m southwest of it

Adare

1,224 people · 5 places to visit

2 · 4.6 km north of it

Kildimo

512 people · 7 places to visit

3 · 5.9 km northeast of it

Patrickswell

848 people · 1 place to visit

4 · 7.1 km southeast of it

Croom

1,240 people · 2 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Desmond Castle Adare is	People	Places to visit
Adare	500 m southwest of it	1,224	5
Kildimo	4.6 km north of it	512	7
Patrickswell	5.9 km northeast of it	848	1
Croom	7.1 km southeast of it	1,240	2
Clarina	8 km northeast of it	559	1
Pallaskenry	9.7 km northwest of it	610	3
Mungret	9.9 km northeast of it	372	12
Dooradoyle	11 km northeast of it	18,593	18

Make a day of it

More to see nearby

Also within 15 km are 5 abbeys or priories, 2 castles and a visitor farm.

Abbey or prioryAugustinian Abbey Adare300 m away 2Abbey or prioryAbbey or prioryTrinitarian Monastery700 m away 3

CastleCarrigogunnell Castle9 km away 4

Abbey or prioryDysert Aenghusa6 km away 5

Abbey or prioryMonasteranenagh Abbey10 km away 6CastleCastle · Office of Public WorksAskeaton Castle13 km away 7Abbey or prioryAbbey or prioryAskeaton Abbey Friary14 km away 8Visitor farmVisitor farmStonehall Wildlife Park7.2 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Visiting Desmond Castle Adare: the answers

Where is Desmond Castle Adare?

Desmond Castle Adare is 500 m northeast of Adare, Limerick.

What is Desmond Castle Adare?

Castle in Adare, County Limerick.

Who runs Desmond Castle Adare?

Office of Public Works.

How well known is Desmond Castle Adare?

Desmond Castle Adare has 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #273 of the 1,783 Irish places we list.

When is the best time to visit Desmond Castle Adare?

June to September are the warmest months in Adare, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).

Is Desmond Castle Adare a protected monument?

Yes: national monument of Ireland.

What else is there to see near Desmond Castle Adare?

Within 15 km: Augustinian Abbey Adare (300 m), Trinitarian Monastery (700 m), Carrigogunnell Castle (9 km) and Dysert Aenghusa (6 km).

Sources: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), CSO 2022 town outlines (CC BY 4.0), Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages (CC BY 4.0).

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (5)

Desmond Castle Adare: Peter Craine, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Augustinian Abbey Adare: Glenn Wallace GRW144, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Carrigogunnell Castle: Stevesphotography, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dysert Aenghusa: SteveODowd, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Monasteranenagh Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).