Bailieborough

Bailieborough Coill an Chollaigh
—  Town  —
Bailieborough Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°55′01″N 6°58′15″W
Country	Ireland
Province	Ulster
County	County Cavan
Population (2011)
• Urban	3,908
Time zone	WET (UTC+0)
• Summer (DST)	IST (WEST) (UTC-1)
Irish Grid Reference	N676968
Website	www.bailieborough.com

Main Street, Bailieborough

Bailieborough or Bailieboro (Irish: Coill an Chollaigh) is a medium-sized town in the townland of Tanderagee, County Cavan, Ireland. Bailieborough is a thriving town in co cavan and is also experiencing a large population increase, its population now stands at 3,908+ which makes it the second largest town in Cavan. Bailieborough's proximity to the M3 motorway has made it a commuter town.It stands at the meeting-point of regional roads R165, R191, and R178.

History

Before the Plantation of Ulster, the area covered by the town was known as Killechally, Killycolly and Killycollie (Irish: Coill an Chollaigh, meaning "forest of boar"). 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

• 1795 1st Bailieborough Presbyterian Church was built at Corglass. A congregation had been formed there as far back as 1714.
• 1817 The courthouse was erected with the addition of the Bridewell Jail in 1833.
• 1818 The Market House is now the town's library. It is wheelchair accessible and hosts many events like art exhibitions, book and poetry readings etc.
• 1833 The Wesleyan Chapel was the meeting place of Methodists in the area. It is now a privately owned Arts and Cultural Centre.
• 1833 The Parish Church (Church of Ireland) was erected between 1833 and 1835, it replaced an older Church now in ruins.
• 1839 The Roman Catholic Church replaced an older Church described as a long thatched Chapel built in the late 18th century. The tower and belfry were added between 1868-70. The marble alter is dated 24th Dec. 1895. The stations of the cross were painted by the renowned Irish Artist George Collie in 1956.
• 1839 The Union Workhouse was erected between 1839 and 1845. A fever hospital was added later.
• 1847 The Model House was built as an Agricultural Training School it had a 48-acre (190,000 m²) farm attached.
• 1848 The Model Schools, the building of which was funded by Sir John Young.

Amenities

The town's amenities include a secondary school(Bailieborough community school),a leisure centre, with a gym, swimming pool, sauna and steam room, many playing pitches and local walks and many lakes surrounding the town, it has also many shopping units and has had many new additions to the town such as Tesco and other clothing shops. The area is well known and renowned for its lakes and forests. The town is well known for the many public houses that line the main street many serving food as well as beverages.

Surrounding Areas

Surrounding areas include the scenic vantage point of Lough an Lae, the beautiful scenery and nature of castle lake and town lake which is situated at the heart of the town, the parishes of Killan and Knockbride and the towns of Kells, County Meath, Shercock, Kingscourt, Virginia, County Cavan, Mullagh, Cootehill, and Cavan also surround Bailieborough. Large towns such as Navan, Drogheda and Dundalk are all within 30-40 mins by road.Dublin is just over an hours driving time by the M3 motorway via kells, County Meath.

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.
• 3 of the 5 members of the Irish Alternative Rock band Shouting at Planes (Kevin Kelleher, Brian O'Reilly & Garreth Tackney) are from Bailieborough.

See also

• Bailieborough Castle
• List of towns and villages in Ireland
• Market Houses in Ireland
• County Cavan
• Shouting at Planes

External links

• Bailieborough community website
• Bailieborough 400 http://www.bailieborough.com/anniversary/
• 1st Bailieborough Presbyterian Church http://www.presbyterianireland.org/congregations/bailieborough1.html
• Trinity Presbyterian Church http://www.presbyterianireland.org/congregations/bailieboroughtrin.html