Dromore West (
) is a village in
County Sligo
County Sligo ( , gle, Contae Shligigh) is a county in Ireland. It is located in the Border Region and is part of the province of Connacht. Sligo is the administrative capital and largest town in the county. Sligo County Council is the local ...
, 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. There is an old Napoleonic tower at the top of Ballykilcash hill, on the
Wild Atlantic Way
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, near the village.
There are four public houses in the village, though not all open throughout the week. 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 The old parish church, near the school in Leharrow, had been replaced by a modern one close to the village on the Easkey road. There are two Christian churches - one
Anglican
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and one
Roman Catholic
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- in the village.
People
*
Patrick Collins RHA, 1911 - 1994, was born in Dromore West.
See also
*
List of towns and villages in Ireland
References
External links
Dromore West Website
Towns and villages in County Sligo
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