Rathmelton (or Ramelton), market town, Aughnish and Tullyfern pars., N. co. Donegal, on Lough Swilly and at mouth of river Leannan, 7 miles NE. of Letter-kenny, pop. 1406; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Market-day, Tuesday. Vessels of 150 tons reach a small quay immediately below the town. The trade in corn is considerable, and there is a chemical work, chiefly for the mfr. of iodine.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))