Dromahair
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| Dromahaire Droim Dhá Thiar |
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| Irish grid reference G804316 |
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| Province: | Connacht | |
| County: | County Leitrim | |
| Elevation: | 51 m | |
| Population (2006) | 503[1] | |
Dromahair (Droim Dhá Thiar or Droim a dhá Eathair in Irish) is a small village in County Leitrim, Ireland. Of the two Irish possible names, Droim a dhá Eathair ("Ridge of the two air-demons") is the older. Dromahair is located 17 km from Sligo town.
Located on the banks of the Bonet River which flows into Lough Gill, it is a town rich in history. Seat of the O'Rourkes, the ancient High Kings of Breifne, one of the old Celtic kingdoms, the ruins of his castle and banqueting hall are present in the village. It is also the place from which Devorgilla fled with her lover, Dermot McMurrough, an act which set in train a series of internal divisions in ancient Ireland, leading ultimately to the invasion of Ireland by the Normans.
The village was modeled on a village in Somerset by the Earl of Leitrim, and the central streetscape follows the pattern set down by him. William Butler Yeats used to visit the town regularly to meet the parish priest. He referred to the town in "The man who dreamed of Faeryland":
