Dame Louise McIlroy achieved a number of firsts in medicine and also defied officials to serve in World War One.

Dame Louise McIlroy, born in 1874 in Knockahollet, was honoured at Ballycastle Presbyterian Church in a special ceremony with support from the Ulster-Scots Agency. The unveiling of the plaque took ...

Anne Louise McIlroy was born at Lavin House on 11 November 1874 in the townland of Knockahollet, Loughguile, and her father James was the local GP. She was one of four girls, and one of her ...