Church (in ruins), Grave Yd. — Dromineer

Located on a break in a natural N-facing slope overlooking Lough Derg, in undulating pastureland. Listed in the ecclesiastical taxation of the Diocese of Killaloe in 1302 (CDI, vol. 5, 302). Thomas de Cantewelle is listed as chief tenant of Dromynwyr in 1323 (PRI rep. DK 42, 43). The Royal Visitation of 1615 described the building as 'church and chancel well' (Murphy 1914, 219). A rectangular, Romanesque church (TN014-004003) constructed of large cyclopean coursed masonry which survives intact in the N wall and W gable. The church was reused in the medieval period and the E gable may have been rebuilt as it is constructed of smaller roughly coursed stones. A number of architectural fragments lying in the church have been cemented into the S wall, including some with chevron decoration. The church was repointed in a 'clean-up' scheme, the W doorway was rebuilt, incorporating decorated Romanesque masonry. Similar pieces were also incorporated in the surrounding graveyard wall. Gleeson describes a voussoir decorated with a human face and beak heads in Romanesque style being reused as grave marker located near the W wall of graveyard beyond the W doorway (Gleeson 1951-2, 99). Large sub-rectangular graveyard (int. dims. 72m N-S; 47m E-W) enclosed by sandstone wall containing 18th and 19th century headstones. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien. Date of upload: 22 September 2008