# Doolan > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Doolan > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Doolan.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doolan > Source revision: 1351863923 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} [[File:Ireland900.png|150px|thumb|right|Map of medieval [Gaelic Ireland](/source/Gaelic_Ireland) showing the location of [Ulaid](/source/Ulaid) circa 900 A.D.]] '''Doolan''' ([Irish](/source/Irish_language): ''Ó Duibhleachain'') is a surname of Irish origin. They were chiefs of the Clan Breasail Mac Duileachain in the [Ulaid](/source/Ulaid) sub-kingdom of [Dál Fiatach](/source/D%C3%A1l_Fiatach), specifically located in what became the [barony](/source/Barony_(Ireland)) of [Castlereagh](/source/Castlereagh_(County_Down_barony)).[John O'Hart](/source/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 Notable people so named include: * [Alex Doolan](/source/Alex_Doolan) (born 1985), Australian cricketer * [Ben Doolan](/source/Ben_Doolan) (born 1973), former Australian rules footballer * [Billy Doolan](/source/Billy_Doolan) (born 1952), Australian Indigenous artist * [Bruce Doolan](/source/Bruce_Doolan) (born 1947), Australian former cricketer * [Daithí Doolan](/source/Daith%C3%AD_Doolan) (born 1968), Irish Sinn Féin politician * [Debra Doolan Richardson](/source/Richardson_family_murders) (1958-2006), Canadian murdered by her own teenage daughter and her boyfriend * [Ed Doolan](/source/Ed_Doolan) (1941–2018), Australian-born naturalised British radio presenter * [Jack Doolan (American football)](/source/Jack_Doolan_(American_football)) (1919-2002), American National Football League running back * [Jack Doolan (politician)](/source/Jack_Doolan_(politician)) (1927–1995), Australian politician * [Jim Doolan](/source/Jim_Doolan) (1929/30–2025), Irish politician and academic * [John Doolan (footballer, born 1968)](/source/John_Doolan_(footballer%2C_born_1968)), English football coach and former player * [John Doolan (footballer, born 1974)](/source/John_Doolan_(footballer%2C_born_1974)), English football coach and former player * [Ken Doolan](/source/Ken_Doolan) (born 1939), Australian rear admiral * [Kevin Doolan](/source/Kevin_Doolan) (born 1980), Australian motorcycle speedway rider * [Kris Doolan](/source/Kris_Doolan) (born 1986), Scottish footballer * [Neil Doolan](/source/Neil_Doolan) (1933–2012), former Australian rules footballer * [Peter Doolan](/source/Peter_Doolan) (born 1940), Irish former hurler * [Vin Doolan](/source/Vin_Doolan) (born 1952), former Australian rules footballer * [Wendy Doolan](/source/Wendy_Doolan) (born 1968), Australian former golfer ==See also== * [Dolan (disambiguation)](/source/Dolan_(disambiguation)) * [Doolin (surname)](/source/Doolin_(surname)) * [Doolin](/source/Doolin) (Irish: ''Dúlainn''), a coastal village in County Clare, Ireland ==References== {{reflist}} {{surname}} Category:Surnames of Irish origin Category:Anglicised Irish-language surnames --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Doolan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doolan) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doolan?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.