DINING & SHOPS: At nearby Ballingarry, one of Ireland's premier Country House Hotels - The Mustard Seed offers superb dining in wonderful surroundings. In picturesque Adare itself, with its sophisticated restaurants such as The Blue Door, The Inn Between, The Wild Geese, The Arches, together with the charm of the Dunraven Arms Hotel, world-renowned Adare Manor and the Woodlands House Hotel all offering superb dining choices. The town's pubs offer a convivial atmosphere also, in which to have an enjoyable drink or meal.Gift shops together with Antiques dealers and sophisticated boutiques offer much for the shopper to browse through. Limerick and Cork cities are within a short drive away also, offering a vast choice of restaurants and quality shopping. Dublin city, Ireland's capital is about a 4 hour drive away also. Killarney, Charleville, Ennis and Galway too have much to see and do and all have some great dining experiences to be savoured.