DROMORE, a market town of Co. Down, Ireland, on the Upper Lagan, 174 m. S.W. of Belfast by rail. Pop. of urban district (1926), 2,229. The bishopric here grew out of an abbey of Canons Regular attributed to St. Colman in the 6th century, and was united in 1842 to Down and Connor. The town and cathedral were wholly destroyed during the insurrection of 1641, and the present church was built by Bishop Jeremy Taylor in 166r. Remains of a castle and earthworks are to be seen, together with a large rath, or encampment, known as the Great Fort. The town gives its name to a Roman Catholic diocese. Manufacture of linen is the chief industry.