Dromara (from Irish Droim mBearach, meaning 'ridge of heifers')[1] is a village, townland (of 242 acres) and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland.

It lies 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the southwest of Ballynahinch on the northern slopes of Slieve Croob, with the River Lagan flowing through it.

Earlier anglicised names for the church and townland include Drummeragh, Drumaragh and Drumara—these are likely derived from Druim mBearach (modern Irish Droim mBearach) meaning "ridge of heifers".

Dromara eventually became a small mill village and although many of its buildings date from the early 19th century, the street pattern suggests that the settlement has a much earlier history.

On census day (27 March 2011) there were 1,006 people living in Dromara.