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Ardpatrick () is a small village in
On the hill above the village is the site of a 5th-century
Ardpatrick.ie - village website
{{Roman Catholic Diocese of Limerick Towns and villages in County Limerick
County Limerick
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, Ireland. It lies at the foot of the north slopes of the Ballyhoura Mountains, on the edge of the Golden Vale. As of the 2006 census, the electoral division
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other poli ...
of Ardpatrick which contains the village, had a population of 398.
In an area which was anciently known as ''Tulach na Féinne'' (Hill of the Fianna), the village comprises a small number of houses around a Roman Catholic parish church. At the south end of the village is a memorial garden and tourist information. Each summer there is a 3-day, "Festival na Fianna". The Greenwood, just to the south of the village, gives access to walking trails across the countryside.
History
On the hill above the village is the site of a 5th-century monastery
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and round tower
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or cloictheach, now in ruins. Legend tells of a peal of 7 silver bells which once hung in the tower. The monastery was reputedly founded by St. Patrick
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himself, and is surrounded by earthworks probably far more ancient.
From the hill can be seen Castle Oliver
Castle Oliver (also ''Clonodfoy'') is a Victorian castle in the south part of County Limerick, Ireland. Built for entertaining rather than for defense, it has a ballroom, drawing room, library, morning room, dining room and hall which feature ha ...
, a 19th-century mansion built by the Oliver Gascoignes, an Anglo-Irish family. Its stained glass windows, which feature the life of St.Patrick, have since been restored.
The local parish church, Saint Patrick's Roman Catholic church, was built in 1835 and renovated in the 1920s. Ardpatrick was formerly joined with neighboring parish Kilfinane.
Common surnames
According to the censuses of 1901 and 1911, common surnames in Ardpatrick included: Murphy, O’Sullivan, McCarthy, O’Connell, Walsh, Ryan, Barrett, Fitzgerald, Hayes, Sullivan, Carroll, Dunworth, O’Donnell, O’Shea, Clery, Lyons, O’Brien, Bourke, Connell, Quillinan, Tobin, Treacy, Burke, McGrath, O’Leary.See also
* List of towns and villages in IrelandReferences
External links
Ardpatrick.ie - village website
{{Roman Catholic Diocese of Limerick Towns and villages in County Limerick