Dechomet

{{Short description|Village in County Down, Northern Ireland}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}

Dechomet or Deehommed ({{Irish derived place name| Deachoimheád |Good view }}) [https://www.logainm.ie/en/1413233 Logainm.ie - Deehommed] (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.

{{Infobox UK place

| official_name = Dechomet

| irish_name = Deachoimheád

| scots_name =

| local_name =

| static_image = File:The village of Lowtown -Dechomet from the south - geograph.org.uk - 4127102.jpg

| static_image_caption = The village of Dechomet from the south

| map_type =

| coordinates = {{coord| 54.3024183 | -6.0672403 ||display=inline,title}}

| label_position = none

| population = 122

| population_ref = (Includes other nearby settlements.) (2001 Census)

| irish_grid_reference =

| unitary_northern_ireland = Newry, Mourne and Down

| country = Northern Ireland

| historic_county =

|post_town = CASTLEWELLAN

| postcode_area = BT

| postcode_district = BT31

| dial_code = 028

| constituency_westminster = South Down

| lieutenancy_northern_ireland = County Down

| website =

| constituency_ni_assembly = South Down

}}

In the 2001 census, Dechomet, Ballyward and Finnis had a combined population of 121.{{cite web|url=http://www.nisra.gov.uk/|title=NISRA – Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (c) 2015}}

Dechomet contains a primary school,{{cite web | url=https://www.eani.org.uk/parents/types-of-school/school-type/primary/st-Marys-ps-dechomet |title= Education Authority of Northern Ireland - St Mary's primary school, Dechomet}} a hardware store, a bar and a Catholic church within the village centre.

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Category:Villages in County Down