St Mathew, Drumavaddy, Denn, Roman Catholic

A rectangular barn church was built on the site of the present day church about the year 1770. This chapel doubled as a school during the week. It is thought that Latin was taught in this school.

Major work was carried out on the church in 1865 when Fr Patrick Gilroy was parish priest and Fr Patrick Daly and Fr Bernard Fitzpatrick were curates.  It was made into a cruciform shape in that year, a shape it still retains today.  Because part of the old barn church was incorporated into cruciform church it can claim to be one of the oldest churches in the diocese of Kilmore.

[ St Matthew's Church Drumavaddy ]