Bailieborough

Bailieborough

Infobox Place Ireland
name = Bailieborough
gaeilge = Coill an Chollaigh
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motto =
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pin coords = left: 131px; top: 80px
north coord = 53.916885
west coord = 6.970875
irish grid = N676968
area =
elevation =
province = Ulster
county = County Cavan
town pop = 1,966 [ [http://www.cso.ie/census/documents/census2006_Table_7_and_12.pdf Census 2006] ]
rural pop =
census yr = 2006
web = www.bailieborough.com

Bailieborough (Irish place name|Coill an Chollaigh|Forest of the Boar), sometimes spelled as Bailieboro, is a small town in County Cavan in Ireland. It stands at the meeting-point of regional roads R165, R191, and R178.

History

William Bailie, a Scottish "undertaker" or Planter, was granted the lands of Tonergie (Tandragee) in East Breffnie by James I. He built a castle and enclosed the demesne by 1629. On his death, the estate passed to his son, William, Bishop of Clonfert.

The castle was destroyed by fire in 1918 and little remains of it.

Buildings of note

* Bailieborough Market House is a three-bay, two-story building, built in 1818 and currently used as a library. Fully equipped with wheelchair access, it hosts many events such as art exhibitions.

* Wesleyan Chapel is the former Methodist Church on Adelaide Road, built in 1835

Amenities

The town's amenities include a leisure centre, with a gym, swimming pool, sauna and steam room, many playing pitches and local walks. The area is well known and renowned for its lakes and forests.

Surrounding Areas

Surrounding areas include the senic vantage point of Lough an Lae, the parishes of Killan and Knockbride and the towns of Shercock, Kingscourt and Virginia.

People

* William James was born in Bailieborough in 1771, emigrated to the U.S., made a great fortune in Albany, New York and was the father of Henry James Sr., the renowned Swedenborgian theologian, and the grandfather of author Henry James Jr. and psychologist/philosopher William James.

*Irish suffragist and atheist Francis Sheehy-Skeffington was born in Bailieborough in 1878.

* Irish mathematician and number theorist John B. Cosgrave was born in Balieborough in 1946.

* Irish footballer Cillian Sheridan was born in Bailieborough in 1989

* The newly elected President of the Workers' Party, Mick Finnegan is originally from the Bailieborough area.

ee also

* List of towns in the Republic of Ireland

* Market Houses in the Republic of Ireland

* County Cavan

* Ireland

External links

* [http://www.bailieborough.com Bailieborough community website]

References


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