Dromore_West

Dromore West

Dromore West

Village in Connacht, Ireland

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

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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 The old parish church, near the school in Leharrow, had been replaced by a modern one close to the village on the Easkey road.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.

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  1. [1]
    "Census Mapping – Dromore West". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  2. [2]
    "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.


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