Ballyhaise has elements of a planned, Palladian estate village which was built to facilitate a local linen industry in the 1700s.

'[5] In 1609, at the beginning of James I's Plantation of Ulster, English settler John Taylor was awarded a 1,500-acre grant of land in Aghieduff in County Cavan.

[6] Taylor established the town of Ballyhaise, encouraging both English and Scottish settlers to settle on the land.

Taylor is said to have erected 'a strong bawn of lime and stone for his own residence on the site of the present house from which he would command the fort over the river.

'[5] The 1641 Irish Rebellion, which was led by Sir Féilim Ruadh Ó Néill, disrupted the village's development.

The significant development of Ballyhaise can be attributed to Colonel Brockhill Newburgh, who obtained the estate through marriage.

[5] As the High Sheriff of Cavan, a serving MP and the chairman of the local linen board, Colonel Newburgh oversaw notable developments and upgrades to Ballyhaise.

It adopted the experimental shape of an octagon with the circular, arched market place at the centre of the village and radial roads emerging from the heart.

[5] The village and demesne of Ballyhaise was renowned for its beauty and characterised by the innovative urban planning programme undertaken by Colonel Newburgh.

[8] The Ballyhaise Estate remained in the Newburgh family until around 1800, when it was sold to Dublin-based merchant, William Humphreys.

[11] It was the product of Colonel Newburgh's innovative programme of urban planning, once considered an 'arched edifice built of brick.'

The bridge was positioned on a central axis with Ballyhaise House, which acts as a reminder of the formally laid out demesne.

[11] This neo-Gothic sandstone parish church, often known locally as 'the Chapel', was originally built in Cavan Town c. 1823, later being significantly extended in 1853.

[13] The church is located at the top of the Chapel Brae, on the main road connecting Ballyhaise with Cavan Town.

[16] The building is located midway between The Square, in the centre of Ballyhaise's planned village settlement, and the estate house.

[citation needed] Met Éireann records climate data for County Cavan from their station in Ballyhaise.