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Kildallan

Cill Dholláin

A nearby Royal Canal crossing combines a raised road with a passage for canal-side traffic beneath.

Watercolour and fine ink illustration of a single-arched grey stone canal bridge framed by grassy banks and autumn trees.
Illustration, Kildallan Bridge over the Royal Canal in neighbouring Cartron, near Kildallan, County Westmeath, as photographed in October 2018
Recorded locationKildallan53.55387° N · 7.47168° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie

The name

A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.

Recorded forms

  • Cill Dholláin · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Kildallan · English · main form

Place & story

Road above, towpath below

Kildallan Bridge carries a small road over the Royal Canal near the townland’s western edge. The architectural inventory records it under neighbouring Cartron and dates its construction to about 1809. A single arch supports the hump-backed roadway, while the towpath passes beneath on the south side. Dressed limestone forms the bridge, with carefully cut stone in the parapets and arch. A projecting stone course marks the base of the parapet. The inventory places it a short distance east of three canal locks. [2]

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Westmeath
Barony
Moygoish
Civil parish
Templeoran
Coordinates
53.55387, -7.47168
Mapped area
0.91 km²
Logainm ID
52050 ↗

People & family history

Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.

1901 census

No verified place match is available for this year. This does not indicate a population of zero.

1911 census

37People recorded
11Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Connaughton 7
  • Heavey 7
  • Colgan 4
  • Lynn 3
  • Naughton 3
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1926 census

27People recorded
9Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Heavey 6
  • Colgan 4
  • Connaughton 4
  • Moran 3
  • Naughton 3
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Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Kildallan. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. Kildallan Bridge, Cartron: NIAH15401821, Westmeath survey2004 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  3. Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.
  4. Kildallan Bridge over the Royal Canal, near Kildallan, County Westmeath illustration: based on a Kildallan Bridge over the Royal Canal by Oliver Dixon. AI-assisted watercolour and ink adaptation; cream paper margins added, incidental clutter omitted and fine details simplified. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2026-08-24. How this page was prepared.