Dechomet

Dechomet
Irish: *Deachoimheád*
Dechomet Irish: Deachoimheád;
	The village of Dechomet from the south
	Location within County Down
Population	122 (Includes other nearby settlements.) (2001 Census)
District	Newry, Mourne and Down;
County	County Down;
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CASTLEWELLAN
Postcode district	BT31
Dialling code	028
Police	Northern Ireland
Fire	Northern Ireland
Ambulance	Northern Ireland
UK Parliament	South Down;
NI Assembly	South Down;
	List of places UK Northern Ireland Down 54°18′09″N 6°04′02″W / 54.3024183°N 6.0672403°W

Dechomet or Deehommed (from Irish Deachoimheád, meaning "Good view ") ^[1] (formerly Lowtown) is a small settlement in Drumgooland, County Down, Northern Ireland. Dechomet is approximately 3 miles from Leitrim and approximately 6 miles from Castlewellan.

In the 2001 census, Dechomet, Ballyward and Finnis had a combined population of 121.^[2]

Dechomet contains a primary school,^[3] a hardware store, a bar and a Catholic church within the village center.

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[1] Logainm.ie - Deehommed

[2] "NISRA – Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (c) 2015".

[3] "Education Authority of Northern Ireland - St Mary's primary school, Dechomet".

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