Doolan
Appearance
Doolan is the surname of ancient Gael royals. The Doolan (I. O'Duibhleachain) were chiefs of the Clan Breasail Mac Duileachain in an area of Gaelic Ireland's Ulidia (kingdom) near modern Kinelarty now in the Barony (Ireland) of Castlereagh.[1]
Notable people
- Alex Doolan (born 1985), Australian cricketer
- Ben Doolan (born 1973), former Australian rules footballer
- Billy Doolan (born 1952), Australian Indigenous artist
- Bruce Doolan (born 1947), Australian former cricketer
- Daithí Doolan (born 1968), Irish Sinn Féin politician
- Ed Doolan (born 1941), Australian-born naturalised British radio presenter
- Jack Doolan (American football) (1919-2002), American National Football League running back
- Jack Doolan (politician) (1927-1995), Australian politician
- John Doolan (footballer born 1968), former Wigan Athletic footballer
- John Doolan (footballer born 1974), former Mansfield Town and Barnet footballer
- Ken Doolan (born 1939), Australian rear admiral
- Kevin Doolan (born 1980), Australian motorcycle speedway rider
- Kris Doolan (born 1986), Scottish footballer
- Mickey Doolan (1880-1951), American Major League Baseball player
- Neil Doolan (born 1933), former Australian rules footballer
- Peter Doolan (born 1940), Irish former hurler
- Vin Doolan (born 1952), former Australian rules footballer
- Wendy Doolan (born 1968), Australian former golfer
See also
- Dolan (disambiguation)
- Doolin (Irish: Dúlainn), a coastal village in County Clare, Ireland
References
- ^ John O'Hart, Irish Pedigrees; or, The Origin and Stem of the Irish Nation, 5th edition, in two volumes, originally published in Dublin in 1892, reprinted, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1976, Vol. 1, p 819