Dromod
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Dromod 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.
County Leitrim
County Leitrim is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the village of Leitrim. Leitrim County Council is the local authority for the county...
, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
. 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.
Dromod railway station
- The village has a station on the SligoSligoSligo is the county town of County Sligo in Ireland. The town is a borough and has a charter and a town mayor. It is sometimes referred to as a city, and sometimes as a town, and is the second largest urban area in Connacht...
–Dublin railway mainlineRail transport in IrelandRail services in Ireland are provided by Iarnród Éireann in the Republic of Ireland and by Northern Ireland Railways in Northern Ireland.Most routes in the Republic radiate from Dublin...
. Dromod railway stationDromod railway stationDromod railway station serves the village of Dromod in County Leitrim. The station is shared with the short preserved section of the Cavan and Leitrim Railway....
opened on 3 December 1862 and remains in operation, despite closing for goods services on 3 November 1975. - Dromod also had a railway station on the narrow gauge Cavan and Leitrim RailwayCavan and Leitrim RailwayThe Cavan & Leitrim Railway was a narrow-gauge railway in the counties of Leitrim and Cavan in the north-west of Ireland, which ran from 1887 until 1959.Unusually for Ireland, this 914mm -gauge line survived on coal traffic, from the mine at Arigna...
. It opened on 24 October 1887 and finally closed on 1 April 1959. A short section of narrow gauge line has been reopened at the station as part of preservation efforts.
See also
- List of towns and villages in Ireland
External links
- Dromod railway station
- http://www.GoDromod.com