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Corry (Fairfield)
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The Corrys of Fairfield, parish of Ematris, county Monaghan, descend from a Cromwellian soldier Walter Corry of Glen, parish of Aghabog, who made his will in December 1699. Cornet Walter Corry’s possession of 2,140 acres in the baronies of Dartree and Cremorne was confirmed by the King’s patent in 1667. He built the town of Newtowncorry which was renamed Rockcorry. His grandson the Reverend John Corry lived at Fairfield and died circa 1786. The Reverend John’s son, Thomas Corry of Fairfield, married Rebecca Steuart of Baillieborough Castle , county Cavan. In 1837, Lewis records their son Thomas Charles Steuart Corry MP for Monaghan (1807-1818) as resident at ‘Glenburnie Park’, just outside the village of Rockcorry, marked on the first edition OS map as Glenburn Cottage. In 1814, Thomas Charles Steuart Corry sold the Bailieborough estate to William Young and in 1831 he sold part of his Monaghan estate to Richard Dawson, 3rd Lord Cremorne and the remainder in 1840. http://bailieborough.com/history/a-rich-history/
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Steuart (Bailieborough)
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In the early 17th century an estate was granted to a Scotsman, William Bailie, by James I. The estate passed down through his descendants to James Hamilton, who sold the estate in 1724 to Major Charles Steuart. It was inherited on his death in 1740 by his son William Steuart, High Sheriff of county Cavan in 1749. Following the death of William’s son Charles in 1795 it passed to Charles’ nephew Thomas Charles Steuart Corry of Rockcorry, county Monaghan, who sold it to William Young in 1814.
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Young (Bailieborough)
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Thomas Young succeeded to an estate at Lough Esk, county Donegal, on the death of his uncle Thomas Knox. He married Rebecca daughter of Oliver Singleton of Fort Singleton, county Monaghan, circa 1740. Their grandson William Young bought the Bailieborough Castle estate from Thomas Charles Stewart Corry circa 1813. He was created a baronet in 1821. He was a director of the East India Company. In 1870, his son John 2nd Baronet was raised to the peerage as Baron Lisgar of Lisgar and Bailieborough. He was a prominent diplomat but died without issue in 1876. In the mid-19th century the Bailieborough Castle estate was located in the parish of Bailieborough except for two townlands in the parish of Knockbride. In 1876, Lord Lisgar held 8,503 acres in county Cavan. His widow Baroness Lisgar sold the estate in 1900. The house was bought by Sir Henry Cochrane and in 1915 by the Marist Brothers but was accidently destroyed by fire in 1918, reconstructed and subsequently demolished in 1942. http://bailieborough.com/history/a-rich-history/
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