1830 – Ballybay House, Ballybay, Co. Monaghan
Architect: John B. Keane
Ballybay House, residence of Henry Edward John Leslie C.M.G., M.V.O; (1880-1966), a member of the British diplomatic mission to Rome,
Ballybay
The “Mouth of the Ford of the Birches”, Ballybay is a small town set among low-lying hills on the shores of Lough Major, head-water of the Dromore River, a tributary of the River Erne. The town grew as a linen town in the mid 18th century due to the local Jackson family’s involvement in the linen industry. The site off the original settliment is to be found in the lower main street area.
1834 – Second Presbyterian Church, Ballybay, Co. Monaghan
One of the largest Presbyterian churches in Co. Monaghan, the Ballybay Second Presbyterian Church was built in 1834 and remodelled in 1888.
1848 – Market House, Ballybay, Co. Monaghan
Architect: William Walker
The development of Ballybay town during the 18th century coincided with the purchase of the Ballybay Estate by Henry Leslie in 1712.
1881 – Christ Church of Ireland, Ballybay, Co. Monaghan
Architect: J.H. Fullerton
A simple Church of Ireland sited on one of the two highest points in Ballybay, the other now home to the later Catholic Church.
