Dromore West

Dromore West An Droim Mór Thiar
Village
Dromore West lies on the N59
Dromore West Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 54°15′06″N 8°53′35″W / 54.2517°N 8.8931°W / 54.2517; -8.8931Coordinates: 54°15′06″N 8°53′35″W / 54.2517°N 8.8931°W / 54.2517; -8.8931
Country	Ireland
Province	Connacht
County	County Sligo
Elevation	56 m (184 ft)
Population  (2016)[1]	227
Irish Grid Reference	G418340

Dromore West (Irish: An Droim Mór Thiar^[2]) is a village in County Sligo, Ireland.

Dromore West is situated on the Dunneil River and sits between the Ox Mountains and the Atlantic coast. A river walk runs from just below the petrol station towards the sea.^{[citation needed]} There is an old Napoleonic tower at the top of Ballykilcash hill, on the Wild Atlantic Way, near the village.^{[citation needed]}

There are four public houses in the village, though not all open throughout the week.^{[citation needed]} There are also two shops, a restaurant, a chemist, a hairdresser, health centre, bakery, Chinese takeaway, butcher and a post office and florist. The old parish church, near the school in Leharrow, had been replaced by a modern one close to the village on the Easkey road.^{[citation needed]} There are two Christian churches - one Anglican and one Roman Catholic - in the village.

People[]

• Patrick Collins RHA, 1911 - 1994, was born in Dromore West.^{[citation needed]}

See also[]

• List of towns and villages in Ireland

References[]

External links[]

• Dromore West Website

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