Balladaha-Ballafurt

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

Balladaha

Patrick

[1881c] (SC217775)
=Balladha (now Balladda)
1515 M.R. John McArthure
1643 M.R. Balladha
1741 Dioc. Reg. Balladda
' Arthur or Mc Arthur's Farm '

Balladhon

Lonan

now Balladooin
[1881c] (SC284823)

Balladhoo

Lonan

[1881c] (SC284823)
1870 O/S Map Balladew.
MY. Balley doo, 'Black farm.' Doo is usually applied to marshy land.

Santan

[1881c] (SC322754)
'Black farm.' Mx. doo.

Balladoo

Marown

[Kn] (SC318758)
'Black farm.'

Balladool

Lezayre

[1881c] (SC449973)
=Balladoole
1643 M.R. Balladoile
Doole or O'Doole's farm.' Lost surname. See Balladoole in Arbory. It is probable that O'Doole or Mac-Doole became MacCoole in Manx.

Balladoole

Arbory

[1881c] (SC248681); Treen,
1511 M.R. Balydoill.
1595 Durham. Baladoill.
1643 M.R. Balldoole.
Probably contains lost surname O'Doole(Ir. O Dubh-ghaill). There is another Balladoole in Lezayre, and in both cases there is a stream running through the farm. The name O'Doole not being found in the earli-est Manx records, makes Dubhail, 'Black-Stream,' another possible derivation.
1881c has Balladool

Balladoyne

German

[Kn] ()
Treen.
1526 M.R. Balydoyne
1643 M.R. Balladoyne
1703 M.R. Balla Weene
'Doyne's farm.' (Ir. D?`bhan or O'Dubhbin). This
surname became Quane later, by the substitution of
mac for o, v. Ballaquane. One of the quarterlands in 1703 was Balla Weene (balawEn), which was an aspir-ated form. This surname becomes Doyne, Dowan, Dwane, etc., in Ireland.

Balladroma

Lonan

[1881c] ()

Balladuggan

Andreas

[Kn] ()
Treen.
1515 M.R. Balydorghan
1643 M.R. Balladaughan
'O Dorghan's farm' Lost surname.

Malew

[Kn] ()
1511 M.R. William Dogan.
1643 M.R. Gilbert Duckan.
'Duggan's farm.'

Balladuke

Arbory

[1881c] (SC251712)
1822 John Duke, Weaver. In neighbourhood.
'Duke's farm.'

Ballaelletson

German

[Kn] ()
1579 Lib. Episc. Henry Elletsonne
1666 M.R. Margt. Elletson
'Elletson's farm.' Ab. L.

Ballaellis

German (SC319858)
1643 M.R. Wm. Elletson
1743 Dioc. Reg. Balla Ellys
'Elletson's farm.'

Ballafageen

Michael

[1881c] (SC329914)
(or Ballafadine) Treen
1515 M.R. Balyfaden
1613 M.R. Ballafadeen
1776 Manx Soc. XIV. Ballavadjeon
'Faden's or McFaden s farm.' This surname is found in Kirk Lonan in 1515. see Ballafoddey in Arbory and Ballacogeen in Lonan.

Ballafargher

Lonan

[Kn] ()
1643 M.R. Wm. Ffargher.
1703 M.R. Thos. Ffargher.
1703 M.R. Ballafargher.
'Fargher's farm.'

Onchan

[Kn] ()
1867 Wood.
'Fargher's firm.' Now Glenville.

Ballafarrant

Malew

[1881c] ()
1611 Lib. Mon. Thos. ffarrande.
1666 M.R. John Farrant.
In 1511 Thomas Faraund had a small croft close to here. Ab. F.

Ballafayle

Bride

[1881c] (NX459026)
1515 M.R. Ballafayle
1643 M.R., John McFayle (adj.)
1705 Mon. Ins. Balla Fail
'Fayle or McFayle's farm.'

Maughold

[1881c] (SC481899); Treen. O/S
1511 M.R. Balyfayle
1703 M.R. Ballafayle
1867 Wood Ballafaile e Cannell
1867 Wood Ballafaile e Callow
The family who gave name to this treen had moved to one of the adjoining particles before 1511; for we find Thomas McGilveall with Donald, his son, as tenants there.

Ballafayle-e-callow

Maughold

[O/S] (SC476896)
see Ballafayle

Ballafesson

Rushen

[Kn] (SC207697)
1511. M.R. Henry MacPerson.
Ir. Baile (Mhic an) Phearsuin, 'MacPherson's farm.'

Ballafletcher

Braddan (SC369776)

1643 M.R. Thos. Fletcher.
1703 M.R. Robt. Fletcher.
1703 M.R. Ballafletcher.
'Fletcher's farm.' An English surname. Part of Ballafletcher was Bishop's Barony, held by Robt. Fletcher in 1580.

Ballafoddey

Arbory

[Kn] (SC245711); Treen.
1511 M.R. Balyfaden.
1643 M.R. Ballafadda.
1822 M.R. Ballafoda.
1840 Tithe Plan. Ballafodha.
Contains an obsolete personal name. Either from Ir. Padin, or Old Eng. Padyn, both being diminutives of Patrick. The pronunciation of the name would suggest that the holder of the estate was of English rather than of Irish extraction. Faden occurs in the M.R. of 1515.

Ballafreer

Marown

[1881c] (SC343786)
1643 M.R. Ballaffreer.
Frere or Freer's farm.' A family named Freer were in the treen of Alia Gnebe, Kirk German, in 1643-1703.

Michael

[Kn] ()
1643 M.R. Robt. Freer.
1688 Dioc. Reg Ballafreer
'Freer's homestead.' In treen of Ballafadine

Ballafurt

Rushen

[Kn] (SC)
'Harbour farm.' Belonged to Rushen Abbey.

Santan

[1881c] (SC312705)
Mx. Balley-phurt, 'Harbour farm.'