Dromad

The Irish name Dromad derives from the Gaelic 'drom,' meaning ridge or long hill—an apt description of the settlements position along the River Shannon valley. In medieval Gaelic Ireland, Dromod was known as Dromode mac Shanley, marking it as the territorial seat of the Mac Shanly sept of Muintir Eolais, a Leitrim-based lordship. The Mac Shanly held chief status over substantial lands centered ...