{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} [[File:Ireland900.png|150px|thumb|right|Map of medieval Gaelic Ireland showing the location of Ulaid circa 900 A.D.]] '''Doolan''' (Irish: ''Ó Duibhleachain'') is a surname of Irish origin. They were chiefs of the Clan Breasail Mac Duileachain in the Ulaid sub-kingdom of Dál Fiatach, specifically located in what became the barony of Castlereagh.<ref>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</ref>
Notable people so named include: * 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 * Debra Doolan Richardson (1958-2006), Canadian murdered by her own teenage daughter and her boyfriend * Ed Doolan (1941–2018), 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 * Jim Doolan (1929/30–2025), Irish politician and academic * John Doolan (footballer, born 1968), English football coach and former player * John Doolan (footballer, born 1974), English football coach and former player * Ken Doolan (born 1939), Australian rear admiral * Kevin Doolan (born 1980), Australian motorcycle speedway rider * Kris Doolan (born 1986), Scottish footballer * Neil Doolan (1933–2012), 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 (surname) * Doolin (Irish: ''Dúlainn''), a coastal village in County Clare, Ireland
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Category:Surnames of Irish origin Category:Anglicised Irish-language surnames