Ard Padraig - Patrick's Hill.

The small village of Ardpatrick, 3 miles South of Kilfinane, lies beneath the slopes of the Ballyhoura Mountains. The hill above the village is traditionally held to be the site of a church founded by St. Patrick. Of the original foundation, only parts of the church remain within the ancient burial ground on the summit. Cultivation ridges on the Northern slopes are most easily observed from the Kilmallock Road. The stump of a round tower survives outside the boundary wall of the burial ground. The site is signposted - The sign says ('Early Christian Monastic Site') from outside the Greenwood Inn. There is a trail leading up the hill (225m. high) to the site. At the village amenity area (Bishop Murphy Park) near the community centre and catholic church, an area display map is available to direct visitors to local points of interest and things to do.

Nearby the village off the R.512 is the Greenwood State Forest on the slopes of the Ballyhoura Mountains, the highest point of which is Seefin Mountain (519m), with forest trails, picnic area and hill walking routes. Seefin Mountain is one of the many Irish hills named after the legendary warrior Fionn MacCumhaill, with a cairn on the summit said to mark the grave of Fionn's son, the poet and warrior Oisin. Across the valley below, you can see the picturesque village of Glenosheen, birthplace of the brothers Patrick Joyce (1827 - 1914) Scholar and Historian and Robert Dwyer Joyce (1830 - '83) Physician and Poet. In the glen can be seen the towers and chimneys of Castleoliver, a 19th century residence, with 'The Folly', a curious structure built on a nearby hill, to give employment during the famine period during the 18th Century.