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School: St. Anne's (B.)

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Bailieborough, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
P. Mac an t Saoir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1012, Page 313

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    The town of Bailieboro was built between the years 1610 and 1629 by a Scottish "under taker" named William Bailie who received a grant of the lands of (Toner) Tanderagee from King James the I
    The houses at that period were generally built of wood and covered with straw thatch.
    Bailie built a (caste) castle about a mile to the north of the town, and in the year 1619 Captain Pynner issued the following report appertaining to
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    P. J. Gaynor
    Occupation
    Journalist
    Address
    Bailieborough, Co. Cavan