Dromore West

Village in Connacht, Ireland

Dromore West An Droim Mór Thiar
Village
Dromore West lies on the N59
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 (2022)^[1]	292
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 is a pub in the village centre, though not open throughout the week, it does not serve food.^{[citation needed]} There is a mini supermarket, a petrol station with shop and off licence, a chemist, a hairdresser, HSE health centre, Chinese takeaway & Kebab shop, a butcher and a post office & a Veterinary practice. The old parish church, near the school in Leharrow, had been replaced by a modern one close to the village on the Easkey road.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]}

References

^ "Census Mapping – Dromore West". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
^ "An Droim Mór Thiar/Dromore West". Placenames Database of Ireland. Government of Ireland - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University. Retrieved 9 May 2018.