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Dromara History Group

The village of Dromara nestles at the foot of the Dromara Mountains, from whose northern slopes the River Lagan takes its rise. It is a quiet place & conveniently situated.

Belfast is within twenty miles and it is ringed by the city of Lisburn and the thriving towns of Dromore, Banbridge, Rathfriland and Ballynahinch, with Castlewellan over the mountains and Newcastle a few miles beyond.

There are 14 townlands making up the parish of Dromara:

Aughnaskeagh - Field of the whitehorn.
Artana - High ground
Begney - Small glebe
Crossgare - Short cross
Derry - Oak grove
Dree - Townland of the portion
Drinn - same as Dree (two halves of a townland)
Dromara - Hill ridge of the heifers
Drumadoney - Sunday's hill
Finnis - Wooden island
Gransha – Granary
Levallyreagh - Grey half townland
Moybrick - Plain of the wild pig
Moydalgan - Plain of the briars

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Dromara Local History Group - Annual Outing on Saturday 01 June 2019

Very successful excursion to:

Antrim Castle Gardens
Seamus Heaney Home Place and Grave
Garvagh Museum and Heritage Centre

Details for the 2020 Annual Outing on Saturday 01 June

will be posted in due course!

PLEASE NOTE
Due to the serious health situation facing our community, the Committee of Dromara Local History Group has cancelled the Spring programme of history talks from Monday 16 March 2020 onwards.


Visitors & New Members We are always looking for new members & visitors are welcome to our meetings: - Click for details on upcoming meetings/events - Click for rates & meeting location

Contact Us

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you:

- Would like to create a reciprocal link between websites
- Have any photographs or information for the website
- Have any queries or would like to buy a copy of our book