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Cochrane (Bailieborough)
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Henry Cochrane (1836-1904), alderman of the city of Dublin and director of Cantrell and Cochrane, was the son of William Cochrane of Greaghclogh, parish of Mullagh, county Cavan, and his wife Sarah McQuade of Drumagolan, county Cavan. He was knighted in 1887 and created a baronet in 1903. In 1865, he married Margaret Gilchrist. His son, the dramatist, Sir Ernest Cochrane succeeded him in 1904 as 2nd Baronet. Another son Stanley was created a baronet in his own right. Following the death of Lady Lisgar in 1895 the Bailieborough estates was sold. Sir Henry bought Bailieborough Castle and some land. In 1906, he was in possession of about 700 acres of untenanted land and the Castle with a rateable valuation of £74. In 1915, the castle was sold again to the Marist Brothers. It was badly burnt in 1918 but partly rebuilt and occupied by the Marist Brothers until 1936 when the building was sold to the Department of Lands and demolished in 1942.
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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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