Dromore West

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Dromore West
An Droim Mór Thiar
Village
Dromore West is located in Ireland
Dromore West
Dromore West
Location in Ireland
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Country Ireland
Province Connacht
County County Sligo
Elevation 56 m (184 ft)
Time zone WET (UTC+0)
 • Summer (DST) IST (WEST) (UTC-1)
Irish Grid Reference G418340

Dromore West (Irish: An Droim Mór Thiar) is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. A quiet village at the junction of the R297 regional road and the N59 national secondary road approximately halfway between Sligo and Ballina.

Dromore West is situated on the Dunneil River and sits between the Ox Mountains and the Atlantic coast. In typical Irish rural style its most plentiful business premises are public houses of which there are 4. There are also two shops, a chemist, a Chinese take away, a butcher and a post office and florist.

Dromore West has a Topaz service station supplying Petrol, Diesel, Agricultural Diesel and home heating oil. This service station also contains a Deli counter and toilet facilities.

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Gulf Filling Station dromore West

Fairgreen butchers is a locally owned business operated by Martin Carroll.

The annual local festival in Dromore West occurs on the August bank holiday weekend every year. The Sligo sculptor, Cillian Rodgers, lives in the old workhouse just outside the village.

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