8/3/04: This is the Adare Manor Hotel. The 840-acre estate that surrounds the Manor House comprises sweeping parklands, cultivated gardens, formal French gardens, magnificent mature trees and the Maigue, one of Ireland’s best trout rivers. The vast gardens also boast a fully matured Robert Trent Jones Senior golf course, backed by wonderful facilities including the new clubhouse. Entering the grounds through the ornamental gates, there are long stretches of emerald green turf, ancient ruins and majestic trees. (Many famous people have stayed in the Manor, including President Bill Clinton, during his Irish visit in Sep. 1998).