Baldoon-Ballabrunt

First Part of directory to various Manx 'Balla's - see Index

Baldhoon

Lonan (SC414847)
1643 M.R. Baldowine.
1867 Wood Balldoon.
1870 Ord. Sur. Map. Balldowin.
Containing obsolete Gaelic personal name Ir.Dubhan or ODuhhin, 'Downe or O'Downe's farm.'
In 1511 we find McCowne in the parish, which may have been a later development, from Ir. MacDhubhdin.

Contained Methodist Chapel now demolished.

Baldrine

Lonan (SC427810)
1643 M.R. Baldrine.
Mx. Balley drine, 'Farm of the black-thorn '
Now a small village; contains Methodist Chapel .

Baldroma

Lonan ()
1643 M.R. Baldromma.
Mx. Bailey drommey (nom. dreerym), 'Ridge farm.'
There are two quarterlands bearing this name, distinguished by mooar (big) and beg (little), which are in the treen of Rigg,

Baldroma beg

Maughold [Kn] (SC490914)
1703 M.R. Baldromma
Mx. Balley drommey, 'Ridge Farm'

Balla na haij

German [Kn] ()
1703 M.R. Gilb. Craine na haij
Mx. Balley ny hoaie, 'Farm of the graves.' There was an ancient cemetery here, and probably a church. Now Ballacraine,

Balla ne laugha

Patrick [Kn] ()
1794 C.R.P.
Mx. Balley ny loghey, 'farm of the lake.'

Ballabane

Andreas [1881c] ()
White farm.' In 1703, Smeall manaugh.

Ballabarna

Maughold [1881c] (SC464912)
=Ballaberna
1703 M.R. Balnabarna
1734 Dioc. Reg. Ballabarney
1831 M.R. Baluabarney
1867 Wood Ballabarna
Mx. Balley ny baarney, , 'Farm of the gap.'

Ballabeg

Mx. Balley beg, 'little farm' - a common name as found in eight parishes; Ballabeg in Arbory is now a small village.

Andreas

[1881c] (SC404982)
1643 M.R. Balabeg

Arbory

[1881c] ()
1511 M.R. Wm. Begson, holder.
'Beg, Begson or Little's farm.'
The old farm is now called Ballacubbon, after a later holder, but the village still retains the ancient quarterland name.
Contains Methodist Chapel

Ballaugh

[Kn] ()
1643 M.R. Ballabeg.
1785 Manx Soc. XIV Ballabeg
'Little farm.'

Braddan

[Kn] (SC)
Lost; Now Spring Hill
1643-1703 M.R.;

Bride

[1881c] ()
1643 M.R. Ballabeg.

Lonan

[1881c] (SC428823)
1643 M.R. Ballabegg.
Ab. F.

Malew

[1881c] ().
The surname Begson is found in the adjoining parish of Arbory in 1511. see Ballabeg in Arbory.

Marown

[1881c] ()

Ballabenna

Patrick [1881c] ()
1643 M.R. Bal ne bennoo
1703 M.R. Balnabenny, Ballabenny, Ballabennoo.
Mx. Balley ny bannoo, 'farm of the young pigs.'

Ballablack

Arbory [Kn] (SC239704)
1643 M.R. Nich. Blacmore.
1703 M.R. John Moor.
'Blacmore's farm.'
It is peculiar to note that Blacmore's estate became Ballablack, while his presumed descendant in 1703 - occupying the same land-was John Moor.

Ballabooie

German

[1881c Ballabouy] (SC288867)
see Ballabuigh.

Ballabrara

Rushen

[Kn] Lost.
[Abbey Land]
1703. M.R. Ballavrara.
Mx. Balley braarey.
'farm of the brethren or friars.' This is the land around Chapel Bay, now Port St. Mary promenade, and which formerly belonged to the Abbey of Rushen.

Ballabrebag

Braddan [Kn] ()
1773 Dioc. Reg. 'The farm of the kiln.' "Brebag, a kiln without a roof to dry corn or flax on" (Creg. Dict.)
Now Leece Lodge. Part of Ballafletcher.

Ballabrew

see Ballavrew

Ballabridson

Malew [Kn] ()
1666. M.R. Ballabredson.
'Bridson's farm.' Ab. F.

Ballabrigagh

Andreas [1881c] ()
=Ballabirragh
1643 M.R. Ballabirraugh
'Top farm.' (baare.), 'top.'

Ballabrooie

Lezayre

[Kn] ()
1643,1703 M.R. Ballabroij
1809 M.R., Ballabroy
'Farm of the brink.' (see same in Patrick). Now called Staward.

Onchan

[1881c] ()
1643 M.R.s. Balnabroij.
Mx. brooch, 'brow, river bank'; i.e. The farm of the river banks.' The Irish brughaidh, 'a hospitaller, or keeper of a house of public hospitality,' might be entertained in some Manx names ending in -brew or -brooie.

Patrick

[1881c Ballabroye] (SC263820)
Bishops Barony
Farm of the brink, river-bank, etc.' In Ireland bough was often used to signify a house of public hospitality, whence the term brughaidh (brooey) The keeper of such a house, a farmer.' Several farms bear this name in the Isle of Man, and they are all on, or adjoin, ecclesiastical land,

Ballabuigh

German [Kn] () Ab. L.
1666 M.R. Ballaboij
1703 M.R. Ballaboy
1780 Par. Reg. Ballaboey
'McBoy's farm.' This family had removed to the adjoining parish of Kirk Michael in 1515.

Ballabunt

Braddan [1881c] (SC)
1703 M.R. Ballnebunt.
Mx. Balley buinut, 'Cut or mown farm.' Where crops were raised, in contradistinction to Ballavagher (q.v.) which would be kept for grazeing purposes.