LIFFORD

lifford, the county town of co. donegal, ireland, on the left bank of the foyle. pop. (1901) 446. the county gaol, court house and infirmary are here, but the town is practically a suburb of strabane, across the river, in co. londonderry. lifford, formerly called ballyduff, was a chief stronghold of the o'donnells of tyrconnell. it was incorporated as a borough (under the name of liffer) in the reign of james i. it returned two members to the irish parliament until the union in 1800. ligament (lat. _ligamentum_, from _ligare_, to bind), anything which binds or connects two or more parts; in anatomy a piece of tissue connecting different parts of an organism (see connective tissues and joints).