Kildallan North () is a townland in the civil parish of Templeoran, barony of Moygoish, County Westmeath, Ireland. Geography Kildallan North is bounded on the north by Ballyhug townland, on the west by Balroe, Cartron and Kill townlands and on the east by Kildallan, Westmeath and Sonna Demesne townlands. Its chief geographical features are a hill which reaches a height of 285 feet, woods, the Mill River (which flows north into the River Inny (Leinster)) and small streams. Kildallan North is traversed by the R393 road (Ireland) and minor lanes. The townland covers 253 acres. Etymology The Down Survey map of 1655 spells the name as Killdolan, Kildolan and lists the owner as Sir Oliver Tuite. Kildallan North was not then a separate townland and formed part of Kildallan. it was not separated until the Ordnance Survey of 1836. William Petty's map of 1685 depicts it as Killdellan. History The townland was named after the Ollamh Érenn or Chief Poet of Ireland, Dallán Forgaill, who composed the "Amhra Coluim Cille" a panegyric on Saint Columba in c.597 in Portloman townland, which is located two townlands to the east of Kildallan North. Dallan was not a member of the clergy so he probably donated the townland to the church. In medieval times the land was owned by the O'Casey or O'Cathasaigh clan of Saithne (now called Sonna). The Annals of the Four Masters contain several references to them under the years 1018, 1023, 1086, 1140, 1146, 1153, 1160, 1171, 1179, etc. At the time of the Norman Invasion of Ireland, King Henry II of England granted to Hugh de Lacy, Lord of Meath, the lands of Ó Maoilsheachlainn, king of Meath in return for the service of 50 Knights. As one of de Lacy's barons, Risteárd de Tiúit received large grants in Westmeath and Longford. His descendants became the barons of Moyashell, in Westmeath. De Lacy conferred on the Tuite family the castle of O'Casey (Irish Ó Cathasaigh), chief of Saithne, now Sonna in Westmeath. This senior branch of the family became Protestant in order to hold on to their lands and remained on the lands until they moved to Britain in the 1920s. Pender's Census of 1659 states there were 8 people aged over 15 in the townland, all of English extraction, (In general the percentage of the Irish population aged under 15 runs at about 20% so the total