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Top Ten Day Trips From Adare

Located close to Shannon Airport and the Wild Atlantic Way, an hour away from Kerry and Galway and less than two hours away from Dublin and Cork, Fitzgeralds Woodlands House Hotel & Spa is the perfect base for a holiday packed full of local exploring and easy day trips, discovering the very best that Ireland has to offer.

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The Perfect Pavlova

Invented in New Zealand (or Australia, depending on what you read!) and named after the famed Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova who toured New Zealand and Australia in 1926, the humble pavlova has become an iconic dessert the world over.

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Mary’s Porter Cake

This recipe is from our own Mary Fitzgerald. Mary has been baking Porter Cake for more years than she would care to remember!