Adare Cottage established in 1979, was the very first gift shop to open in Adare and is now in its third generation of ownership. It remains a stockist of Irish handmade items including fine porcelain manufactured by Irish Dresden and Belleek.

A wide variety of products made in Ireland are stocked in the Adare Cottage shop including throws from John Hanly Woollen Mills, Nicholas Mosse pottery, Jerpoint Glass, Irish linen ware, Connemara marble jewellery and Julie Dillon knitwear for children.