The Adare Friary, located in Adare, County Limerick, Ireland, formerly known as the "Black Abbey", is an Augustinian Friary founded in 1316 by the Earl of Kildare. It is now known as "St. Nicholas' Church of Ireland" parish church, and St Nicholas' National School. It is a nationally ranked building in the NIAH register.
Adare Friary
"Augustinian Abbey, Adare (with the castle of the Fitzgeralds and the Francescan Abbey)", 1842
The church in 2007
Adare is a village in County Limerick, Ireland, located southwest of the city of Limerick. Adare is designated as a heritage town by the Irish government. The village is in a townland and civil parish of the same name.
Main Street
Desmond Castle, Adare
Augustinian Abbey, with the castle of the Fitzgeralds and the Franciscan Abbey, 1842
Trinitarian Monastery