Dromahair

Dromahair
Dromahair
Droim Áth Thiar
—  Town  —
Dromahair is located in Ireland
Dromahair
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 54°14′00″N 8°18′00″W / 54.2333°N 8.3°W / 54.2333; -8.3Coordinates: 54°14′00″N 8°18′00″W / 54.2333°N 8.3°W / 54.2333; -8.3
Country Ireland
Province Connacht
County County Leitrim
Elevation 51 m (167 ft)
Population (2006)[1]
 Urban 503
Time zone WET (UTC+0)
 - Summer (DST) IST (WEST) (UTC-1)
Irish Grid Reference G804316
Creevelea Friary
Dromahair Main Street.

Dromahair (Irish: Droim Dhá Thiar)[2] is a small village in County Leitrim, Ireland. Dromahair is 10 km from Manorhamilton and 17 km from Sligo town.

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Geography

Dromahair lies in the hilly north west of Leitrim amid some stunning unspoiled natural landscapes. The "Sleeping Giant" mountain formation (comprising Keelogyboy, Leean and Benbo) is visible on approaches to the village, as is Lough Gill below the Slieve Daeáne and Killerry mountain. The village itself is also idyllic, located on the banks of the River Bonet, which flows into Lough Gill. Much of Dromahair was modelled on a village in Somerset by the Earl of Leitrim, and the central streetscape still follows the pattern set down by him.

History

It is also a town rich in history. Dromahair was once the capital of Breifne - an ancient Celtic kingdom that stretched from Kells in County Meath across County Cavan and north County Leitrim to County Sligo. It was the seat of the O'Rourkes -the ancient Kings of Brieifne. The ruins of the O'Rourke castle (built c. 950 AD) and banqueting hall are present in the village. It is also the place from which Devorgilla (wife of Tiernan O'Rourke) eloped with Dermot McMurrough (the King of Leinster) in 1153 to Ferns, an act which brought about a feud and McMurrough's eventual exile from Ireland. Creevelea Abbey, located on the outskirts of the village, is a Franciscan Friary which was founded in 1508 and was in use until the 17th century when the Franciscans were forced to leave by the Cromwellian army. The nave, choir, tower and transept are well preserved and it is now protected as a national monument. In addition, a castle constructed for Lord Villier (c. 1626) is present in the village. In 1798 General Humbert led Irish and French forces to defeat the British at battles in Castlebar and south Collooney. Humbert's forces were then pursued through Leitrim to Longford. His army is known to have rested in Dromahair and captured British artillery was thrown into the Bonet to allow faster movement of the army.

William Butler Yeats used to visit the town regularly to meet the parish priest. He refers to that priest in his poem "The old priest Peter Gilligan" and to Dromahair in "The man who dreamed of Faeryland":

He stood among a crowd at Dromahair
His heart hung all upon a silken dress
And he had known at last some tenderness
Before earth took him to her stony care...

Local Amenities and Attractions

Dromahair boasts several pubs and restaurants. It also contains a post office, hotel and library and there are a few convenience shops. Popular attractions include Creveelea Abbey, the Tour De Humbert Cycling Trail (which passes through the village) [3], Ard Nahoo Health Farm, Parke's Castle situated beside Lough Gill on the Sligo-Dromahair road (R286, 5 km NW of the village) and the Wild Rose Waterbus which offers tours of Lough Gill between Sligo and Parke's Castle.

Sports

Dromahair has both mens and ladies GAA clubs. In 2009 the mens club competed in RTÉs Celebrity Bainisteoir competition under comedian Katherine Lynch while the ladies team was unlucky not to win the Connacht Junior Championship, losing the final in a replay.

In 2010 they lost in the Intermediate Championship Semi-Final to a superior Drumkeeran side.

Transport

  • Regional Roads R286 and R287 link Dromahair with Sligo town, the R290 links it with Collooney and the R280 with Manorhamilton.
  • Dromahair Railway station opened on 1 September 1881 as part of the Sligo, Leitrim and Northern Counties Railway connecting Sligo and Enniskillen. It finally closed on the 1 October 1957 with the closure of the line.[4]
  • Bus Éireann routes serving Dromahair include the 462, 469 and 470 which link Dromahair with Sligo, Drumkeeran and Manorhamilton.

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