BAILIEBOROUGH

"BAILIEBOROUGH, a parish and market town in the baronies of Clonkee and Castlerahan, in the county of Cavan, province of Ulster, Ireland, 17 miles to the S.E. of Cavan, and 58 miles to the N.W. of Dublin. This town, which consists of only one street, is situated in a fertile and well-cultivated district. It is the scat of a Poor-law Union and a station of the police. It has a courthouse, in which quarter sessions are held, a bridewell, and a dispensary. The Union poor-house is also erected here. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Kilmore, Ardagh, and Elphin, of the value of £490, in the patronage of the bishop. Bailieborough Castle, a modern mansion, on the site of an old fort, is the seat of Sir J. Young, Bart., who is principal proprietor. The Roman Catholics, th e Presbyterians, and the Wesleyans have chapels here. The market, which is the principal one in the county, is held on Monday. Fairs are held on the 17th February, the 17th May, the 15th June, the 14th August, the 14th October, and the 17th November."