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Drumcliffe Church and Round Tower

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Located two miles north of Ennis, Drumcliffe church and its adjacent round tower is thought to be one of the earliest mission churches in Clare, dating from c.600 A.D. Drumcliffe was the site of a monastic settlement since early Christian times, until it was briefly transformed into a Protestant chapel during the reformation. Today, Drumcliffe contains the main cemetery for the town of Ennis, w...

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