Dromore, County Down
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 Dromore town centre from the Mound |
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| Dromore shown within County Down | |
| Population | 4,968 (2001 Census) |
| Irish grid reference | J201533 |
| • Belfast | 19 miles (31 km) |
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| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Dromore |
| Postcode district | BT25 |
| Dialling code | 028, +44 28 |
| Police | Northern Ireland |
| Fire | Northern Ireland |
| Ambulance | Northern Ireland |
| EU Parliament | Northern Ireland |
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Dromore (from Irish: Droim Mór, meaning "large ridge") is a small market town and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies within the local government area of Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council. It is 19 miles (31 km) southwest of Belfast, on the A1 Belfast–Dublin road. The 2001 Census recorded a population of 4,968 people. An estimate for current population puts it at around 8000 as of October 2015.
The town's centre is Market Square, which has a rare set of . It is in the old linen manufacturing district. Dromore has the remains of a castle and earthworks, although these have modern buildings surrounding them, a large motte and bailey or encampment (known locally as "the Mound"), and an earlier earthwork known as the Priest's Mount on the Maypole Hill.
The name Dromore is an anglicisation of the Irish Druim Mór (modern Irish Droim Mór) meaning "large ridge", with historic anglicisations including Drumore, Drummore and Drummor.
The town features a well-preserved Norman motte and bailey that was constructed by John de Courcy in the early 13th century, shortly after the Norman invasion of Ireland. Known locally as "the Mound", the fort occupies a prominent site to the east of the town centre and has views along the valley of the River Lagan. Dromore remained under Anglo-Norman control until it was captured and destroyed by Edward Bruce during the Irish-Bruce wars of 1315.
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