Dromod

Dromod Dromad
—  Town  —
Dromod Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°52′00″N 7°55′00″W / 53.8667°N 7.9167°W / 53.8667; -7.9167Coordinates: 53°52′00″N 7°55′00″W / 53.8667°N 7.9167°W / 53.8667; -7.9167
Country	Ireland
Province	Connacht
County	County Leitrim
Elevation	282 m (925 ft)
Time zone	WET (UTC+0)
- Summer (DST)	IST (WEST) (UTC-1)
Irish Grid Reference	N055907

Dromod (Irish: Dromad) is a village in County Leitrim, Ireland. Dromod (the Ridge) is a noted fishing village on Loughs Bofin and Boderg, which are threaded by the River Shannon. Built along the River Shannon, this is a Tidy Towns winner with a lovely harbour area which is very popular with cruiser traffic. The Bog Oak water feature in the centre of the village is entitled 'The Weeping Tree' and was made by a local craftsman from a piece of bog oak which was found nearby.

Demographics

• Between 2002 and 2006 the population of Dromad increased from 511 to 700.

Dromod railway station

• The village has a station on the Sligo–Dublin railway mainline. Dromod railway station opened on 3 December 1862 and remains in operation, despite closing for goods services on 3 November 1975.^[1]
• Dromod also had a railway station on the narrow gauge Cavan and Leitrim Railway. It opened on 24 October 1887 and finally closed on 1 April 1959.^[1] A short section of narrow gauge line has been reopened at the station as part of preservation efforts.

Dromod Railway Station

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland

External links

• Dromod railway station
• http://www.GoDromod.com

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Dromod station". Railscot - Irish Railways. http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf. Retrieved 2007-09-05.