William Bailie (bishop)
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| Reference style | The Right Reverend |
| Spoken style | My Lord |
| Religious style | Bishop |
William Bailie, D.D. (William Bailey, Baily, or Bayly; died 1664) was an Anglican clergyman who served in the Church of Ireland as Bishop of Clonfert and Kilmacduagh from 1644 to 1664.
Born in Scotland, he was named after his father, William Bailie, a native of Ayrshire.[1][2] He was educated at Glasgow University, but graduated with a Doctorate of Divinity from Oxford University.[1] He and his family were driven out of Scotland by the Covenanters, and fled to Ireland, where his father was granted the lands of Toneregie (now Tandragee) in County Cavan by King James I in 1610.[2][3] His father had the construction of a fortified house, completed in 1613, and enclosed the demesne by 1629.[2] The estate became known as the Manor of Bailieburrow, which was later known as Bailieborough.[2] On the death of his father in c. 1648, Dr Bailie inherited the estate. Little is known about his wife, but it is certain that they had a daughter Jane, who married James Hamilton of Coroneary and had issue. The Hamilton family remained at Bailieborough for another two generations: they included John Hamilton MP.
