Dromad

Dromad derives from the Irish word 'druim' (ridge or back), likely reflecting the area's topography along the River Shannon valley. In Gaelic Ireland, Dromod was known as 'Dromode mac Shanley,' named after the dominant Mac Shanly sept of Muintir Eolais, a territory of Leitrim where this family held chiefly status. The Irish Annals record a significant conflict in 1473: 'A great war broke out in...