In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Dromore like this:
Dromore.-- market town, par., and township with ry. sta., W. co. Down, on river Lagan, 17 miles SW. of Belfast and 115 miles N. of Dublin -- par., 20,475 ac., pop. 10,799; township, 258 ac., pop. 2491; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks. Market-day, Saturday; has linen mfrs. The see of D. was united with Down in 1842. The cathedral contains the tomb of Bishop Jeremy Taylor (1613-1667).
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Dromore, in and County Down | Map and description, A Vision of Ireland through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/place/28798
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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