Town of BELLANANAGH

"Ballinagh, a market town in the parish of Ballintemple but chiefly in that of Kilmore, barony of Clonmahon, county of Cavan, and province of Ulster, 4 miles (S.W.) from Cavan on the road to Granard; containing 702 inhabitants. This town was entirely destroyed by fire in a disturbance which took place in 1794; it consists at present of two streets crossing each other at right angles, and in 1831 contained 135 houses, the greater part of which are thatched, and of which three only are in the parish of Ballintemple." [From Lewis Topographical Dictionary (1837)]

"BELLANANAGH, a village in the parish of Kilmore, and barony of Clanmahon, in the county of Cavan, province of Ulster, Ireland, 4 miles to the S.W. of Cavan. There is a small market-house in the village. Petty sessions are held here. A market is held on Saturday, and fairs on the 31st March, the 6th June, the 6th August, the 3rd October, and the 21st December." [Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868 by Colin Hinson ©2018]