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In 1837, Samuel Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland described Kildollagh like this:
KILDOLLAGH, or KILDALLOCK, a parish, partly in the barony of UPPER DUNLUCE, county of ANTRIM, but chiefly in the North-west Liberties of COLERAINE, county of LONDONDERRY, and province of ULSTER, 2 miles (S. E.) from Coleraine, on the river Bann; containing 982 inhabitants. According to the Ordnance survey it comprises 2006 statute acres, of which 1984 are in Londonderry: the land is fertile and well drained, fenced, and cultivated. ...
It is a rectory, in the diocese of Connor, forming part of the union of Rasharkin.About 40 children are educated in a private school, and there is a Sunday school. Near the village of Loughans are the ruins of the ancient church; also the foundations of the castle of McQuillan, where a sanguinary battle was fought, in 1534, between the rival septs of O'Kane and McQuillan. Not far distant is a lofty fort, containing a large cave.
Kildollagh is now part of CAUSEWAY COAST AND GLENS District. Click here for graphs and data of how CAUSEWAY COAST AND GLENS has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Kildollagh itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Kildollagh, in Causeway Coast and Glens and County Londonderry | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/28955
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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