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==Dromineer Church==
This church may have been built in the 10th century. The tradition states that the monks from [[Inis Cealtra|Holy Island]] built it.{{fact|date=October 2017}}

It is located in the parish of Puckane & Carrig, which consists of a total of 71 townlands and is 18,310 statute acres or approximately 28.6 square miles in extent. The parish has a number of sites that have Early Christian religious associations, including Dromineer. Folklore recalls four places in the parish where Mass was secretly celebrated during the [[Penal Laws (Ireland)|Penal Days]].

The parish was traditionally known as ‘[[Monsea]]’, ‘Monsea & Kilodiernan’ or ‘Monsea & Cloughprior’. These names reflect its origins because the present parish is an amalgamation of five medieval parishes, Cloughprior, Dromineer, Kilodiernan, [[Knigh]] and Monsea. The ruined churches at Dromineer were built in the [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque style]], while those at Cloughprior, Knigh and Monsea were built in the Gothic style of the fifteenth century. The graveyards surrounding those churches are still used for burials and Mass is celebrated in each annually.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.killaloediocese.ie/parish/puckane-cloghprior-and-monsea/|title=Puckane (Cloghprior and Monsea) - Killaloe Diocese|website=www.killaloediocese.ie|access-date=22 January 2017|archive-date=2 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202010914/http://www.killaloediocese.ie/parish/puckane-cloghprior-and-monsea/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Church construction employed exceptionally large blocks of stone.{{fact|date=October 2017}} It was extended in 12th century in the Celtic Romanesque style. The west doorway was still standing in the 1830s when John O'Donovan was here. Carvings include dogs' heads with bulging eyes. The church is located in the graveyard adjoining the public house.