Dromod
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Demographics
Between 2006 and 2022, the population of Dromod increased from 210 to 753,[4] an increase of 258.6%.
Dromod railway station
The village has a station on the Dublin-Sligo railway line connecting Sligo and Dublin Connolly long the mainline. Dromod railway station opened on 3 December 1862 and remains in operation, despite closing for goods services on 3 November 1975.[5] 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.[5] A short section of narrow gauge line has been reopened at the station as part of preservation efforts.[6]
History
In Gaelic Ireland the place was called "Dromode mac Shanley" in recognition of the dominant Mac Shanly sept of Muintir Eolais.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The town is mentioned once in the Irish Annals- "Template:Em".Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Through at least the 19th and 20th century, seven annual fairs were held at Dromod- 1 January, 28 March (or 29th), 15 May, 26 June (or 29th), 14 August, 10 October (or 11th), and 11 December.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Between 2000 and 2007, during the Celtic Tiger period, the village grew and several new housing estates and buildings were built in the area.Template:Fact Dromod was classified, by the Central Statistics Office, as a census town for the first time in the 2006 census.Template:Fact At that time it had a population of 210 people.[4] By the 2022 census, the population had grown to 753 people.[4]
The N4 national road, which previously ran through the village, was routed around Dromod and neighbouring Roosky with the opening of the N4 Dromod Roosky Bypass in December 2007.[7]
People
- John McDonald, a 19th-century poet, lived near DromodTemplate:Fact
See also
Notes and references
Notes
References
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External links
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- Community website (archived 2011)