Anciently it was the name of the ancient Irish district of "Leath Cathail", and later the name of a former barony of Lecale, which was then split into Lecale Lower and Lecale Upper by 1851.
Anciently it was the name of the ancient Irish district of "Leath Cathail". As "Ladcathel" it was a county of the Earldom of Ulster, and later the name of the former barony of Lecale, which was then split into Lecale Lower and Lecale Upper by 1851.