Bailieborough

Bailieborough
Coill an Chollaigh
Town
View of Bailieborough and the Church of Ireland church
Bailieborough
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°55′01″N 6°58′15″W / 53.916885°N 6.970875°W / 53.916885; -6.970875
CountryIreland
ProvinceUlster
CountyCounty Cavan
Elevation
146 m (479 ft)
Population
 (2016)[1]
2,683
Time zoneUTC±0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (IST)
Eircode routing key
A82
Telephone area code+353(0)42
Irish Grid ReferenceN676968
Websitebailieborough.com

Bailieborough or Bailieboro (/ˈblibərə/; Irish: Coill an Chollaigh, meaning "the wood of the boar")[2] is a town in County Cavan, Ireland. As of 2016, its population was 2,683,[1] up from 1,529 as of the 1996 census.[3] Bailieborough's proximity to the N3 national road has made it a commuter town.[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Census 2016 Sapmap Area: Settlements Bailieborough". Central Statistics Office (Ireland). Archived from the original on 25 September 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
  2. "Coill an Chollaigh/Bailieborough". Placenames Database of Ireland. Government of Ireland - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University. Archived from the original on 16 January 2019. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  3. "Bailieborough (Ireland) Census Town". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  4. "Big value dreams on the Cavan lakes". independent.ie. Independent News & Media. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2021.