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.