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Dromara (in Irish: Droim mBearach, ie ridge of heifers) is a small village in County Down, Northern Ireland, 10km to the south west of Ballynahinch on the Hillsborough Road, situated in the most southerly portion of the Belfast Metropolitan Area, with a small part of the village lying in the Lisburn Borough Council area. It lies on the northern slopes of Slieve Croob and the River Lagan flows through the centre of the village. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 597 people. Bullet for locations in Ireland, displays location and not area. ...
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When under Gaelic rule, Ireland was divided into provinces to replace the earlier system of the túatha. ...
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For much of its history, the island of Ireland was divided into 32 counties (Irish language contae or condae, pronounced IPA: ). Two historical counties, County Desmond and County Coleraine, no longer exist, while several county names have changed. ...
Statistics Province: Ulster County Town: Downpatrick Area: 2,448 km² Population (est. ...
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Lisburn City Council is a Local Council partly in County Antrim and partly in County Down in Northern Ireland. ...
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Statistics Province: Ulster County Town: Downpatrick Area: 2,448 km² Population (est. ...
Northern Ireland (Irish: ) is a part of the United Kingdom lying in the northeast of the island of Ireland, covering 5,459 square miles (14,139 km², about a sixth of the islands total area). ...
Ballynahinch is the name of at least two towns in Ireland: Ballynahinch, County Down in Northern Ireland Ballynahinch, County Galway in the Republic of Ireland This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
Statistics Province: Ulster County: District: Lisburn UK Parliament: Lagan Valley European Parliament: Northern Ireland Dialling Code: 028, +44 28 Post Town: Hillsborough Postal District(s): BT26 Area: ? km² Population (2001) 3,400 Hillsborough (Cromghlinn in Irish, Cromlyn in anglicized Gaelic) is a pretty and historical large Georgian village in County...
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Slieve Croob is the largest of a small group of peaks in the centre of County Down, north of the Mourne Mountains in Northern Ireland. ...
The River Lagan is a major river in Northern Ireland which runs 40 miles (60 km) from the Slieve Croob mountain in County Down to Belfast where it enters Belfast Lough, an inlet of the Irish Sea. ...
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Dromara is a small mill village and although many of its buildings date from the early 19th century, the street pattern suggests that the settlement has a much earlier history. It used to have its own court and market house and a market place at the road junction in the centre of the village. St John’s Church is the oldest building in Dromara, and the site of the church has a history extending back to the early 14th century as ecclesia de Druimberra. Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Facilities in the village include Dromara Primary School, two churches (St John’s Church of Ireland and Dromara Second Presbyterian Church), and their halls, shops, post office, Police Station, Doctor’s Surgery, telephone exchange, and a children’s playground. The village also has a small industrial base with a factory making protective clothing located on the Moybrick Road. Each summer the Dromara Vintage Club hold a vintage rally in the village. The Church of Ireland (Irish: ) is an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion, operating seamlessly across the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. ...
Presbyterianism is a tradition shared by a number of Christian denominations which is most prevalent within the Reformed branch of Protestant Western Christianity. ...
In recent years, Dromara has had its share of infamous events:
On Wednesday, 27 March 1991, Susan Christie, then aged 22, killed Mrs Penelope McAllister in Drumkeeragh Forest by cutting her throat with a knife. Since July 1990 Christie had been carrying on an affair with Captain Duncan McAllister, an officer in the Army, who was the husband of Mrs Penelope McAllister. At all times during the affair Captain McAllister had made it clear to Christie that he would not leave his wife for her. Read more about the court hearing [1] is the 86th day of the year (87th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Places of interest
Legananny Dolmen, a prehistoric three legged 'giants grave' is just outside the village.
People - Harry Ferguson, world famous inventor, was born near Dromara.
- Aidan G McKay local greyhound breeder.
Henry George (Harry) Ferguson (1884-1960) was born at Growell, near Dromore, County Down in Northern Ireland, and was the son of an Irish farmer. ...
2001 Census Dromara is classified as a Small Village by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (ie with population between 500 and 1,000 people). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 597 people living in Dromara. Of these: is the 119th day of the year (120th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ...
- 26.8% were aged under 16 years and 17.4% were aged 60 and over
- 49.6% of the population were male and 50.4% were female
- 21.9% were from a Catholic background and 76.3% were from a Protestant background
- 1.7% of people aged 16-74 were unemployed
For more details see: NI Neighbourhood Information Service Protestantism encompasses the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated with the doctrines of the Reformation. ...
References - Visit Lisburn
- Draft Belfast Metropolitan Area Plan 2015
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- Culture Northern Ireland
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This is a list page for villages in Northern Ireland. ...
Market Houses are a notable feature of many Irish towns with varying styles of architecture, size and ornamentation making for a most interesting feature of the streetscape. ...
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