1984 Sale
Thady Wyndham-Quin, 7th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl (1939–2011), unable to bear the expense of maintaining Adare Manor, sold it and its contents in 1984 for a reputed 2 and a half million. The house was purchased by Irish-American Tom Kane..businessman and former marine who had served in Vietnam.. without Tom Kane having actually seen the building until he arrived from America to view his purchase, he then converted the magnificent building into the Adare Manor Hotel. He tried to retrieve some of the valuable artifacts that had been sold locally to raise money and managed to bring some back where they belonged. Thady Quin, who was crippled by polio while a schoolboy, lived with his family in a nearby house called Kilgobbin House. The house and its grounds were used for the 1977 comedy film The Last Remake of Beau Geste, starring Marty Feldman, Ann-Margret and Michael York.
The house is set on a 840-acre (3.4 km2) estate and now operates as a five star hotel, featuring the Adare Golf Club, Elemis Treatment Rooms, Townhouses and Villas on the rest of the resort. President Bill Clinton stayed in Adare Manor in September 1998. The Manor was voted Ireland's Leading Hotel in the World Travel Awards.
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