William Bailie

Who is William Bailie?

William Bailie was a native of Ayrshire, Scotland. In 1610, under the Ulster Plantation, William was given a grant of 1,000 acres in the proportion of Toneregie, now Tandragee, in the Barony of Clankee in Co. Cavan. He built a Bailieborough Castle close to what was to become the town of Bailieborough and settled a number of Scottish families in the area. He is credited as the founder of the town of Bailieborough, although the present town did not develop until the 19th century when Colonel William Young of Loughgall, Co. Armagh owned the estate.