Ballagale-Ballagyr

Part 6 of directory to various Manx 'Balla's - see Index

Ballagale
Rushen [Kn] (SC204703)
1511 M.R. Peter Gall.
1643 M.R. Robert Gell.
1703 M.R. Ballagell.
18I6. Tithe Plan. Ballagill.
Ir. Baile Gaill, 'Gall, Gale or Gell's farm.'
Ballagamell
Andreas [1881c] ()
Ballagaraghan
Jurby [1881c] (SC370993)
=Ballagharraghan
Ballagare
Lonan [1881c] (SC424845)
1643 M.R.
Mx. Balley giare ' Short farm.' Half quarterland in treen of Alia Colby.
Ballagarey
Malew
[1881c] ()
1666 M.R. Ballagary.
Mx. Balley Garee, Ir. Baile Gaerthaigh, 'farm of the river shrubbery.' Ab. F.
Marown
[1881c] (SC336786)
Marown
Ballagarey-beg [1881c] ()
Ballagarman
Patrick
[Kn] ()
1870 O/S Map Ballagarman
1883 Brown's Dir. Ballagarman(-german)
A modern name, formerly intack or waste land. Perhaps called after Ballagarmin in Kirk Arbory.
Ballagarmin
Arbory
[Kn] (SC238707); Treen,
1511 M.R. Balycarmyk.
1643 M.R. Ballacarmick.
1703 M.R. Ballacarmin.
1823 M.R. Ballagarmin. Ballagarmick.
Ir. Baile Ui Carmaic, 'O'Cormac or Carmick's farm.' This name may represent a saint, Carmac or Cormac, who is mentioned in the 'Scottish Calenders of Saints.' There is the site of an ancient church marked on the 6 inch. Ord. Sur. Map on this Treen.
Ballagarraghyn
German
[1881c] (); Treen
1526 M.R. Balydorgan
1643 M.R. Balladoraughan
1703 M.R. Balla Gharrahen
'Dorgan or O'Dorgan's farm' Lost surname. The metamorphosis of Dorgan or Doraughan into Garraghyn suggests that mac had replaced-o before the name disappeared.
Ballagarret
Bride [1881c] ()
=Ballagarrett
1515 M.R. Paton Goldesmyth
1703 M.R. John Goldsmith
1703 M.R. Ballacarret
'Garrett or MacKeird's farm.' Goldsmith was appar-ently an English rendering of MacKeird (now Garrett), 'craftsman's son,' a name which was also common in the district.
Ballagarrow
Lezayre
[Kn] ()
1643 M.R. Ballagarrow
Mx. Balley garroo,' Rough farm.'
Marown
[Kn] ()
1703 M.R. Ballagarow.
1820 Bishop's Tithes. Ballagarry.
1867 Wood. Ballagarrow.
Mx. Balley garroo, Ir. Baile Garth, trough farm,'
Ballagarry
Braddan
[1881c] (SC)
1643 M.R. Ballagary.
Mx. Balley garee, 'river thicket farm.'
Malew
[1881c] ()
= Ballagarey ?
Ballagawne
Arbory
[1881c] (SC240713)
Braddan
[1881c] (SC)
Lonan
[1881c] ()
1643 M.R. Ballagawne.
Probably a branch of the Gawnes of Kirk Conchan. Thomas McGawne held a quarter of land in the treen of Tremsare, Kirk Conchan, in 1511
Michael
[1881c] (SC307896)
1643 M.R. Ballagawne
1697 Dioc. Reg. Ballagoan
1766 Dioc. Reg. Ballachoain
'Gawne's farm.'
Rushen
[Kn] (SC)
1511. M.R. Henry McGawne.
1643.M.R. Wm. Gawne.
1703M.R. Edwd. Gawne.
1643.M.R. Ballagawne.
Ir. Baile Ui Gabhain, 'Gawne or Gavin's farm.'
In most surnames of this type, the prefix O (grand-son) was either dropped altogether or replaced by mac (son).
Ballageary
Bride [1881c] ()
Ballagenney
Bride
[Kn] ()
1643 M.R. Ballagenny
1777 Dioc. Reg. Balnaghenneys Ayre
1796 Mon. Ins. Ballenegenney
Balley ne geinnagh, 'farm of the sands.'
Ballaghaie
Jurby
[1881c] (NX372003)
1587 Lib. Episc, Ballageij
1749 Dioc. Reg. Balla ghay
'Gay's farm.' Obsolete surname. Bishop's Barony.
Ballaghane
Andreas
[1881c] ()
Ballagharraghan
Jurby
[Kn] ()
1600 Lib. Episc. Ballagarraghyn
1749 Dioc. Reg. Ballagarrahehyn
'Garraghyn's farm.' (Ir. MagArachain). Lost surname. Bishop's Barony.
Ballaghaue.
Andreas
[Kn] (NX427012) now Ballagaue
1515 M.R. Patric Gawe
1643 M.R. Ballagaw
'Gawe's farm'
Ballaghennie
Bride
[1881c] ()
=Ballagenney ?
Ballagick
Santan
[1881c] (SC315737)
1511 M.R. Nicholas Dik.
1603 M.R. Christo. Gick.
1703 M.R. Ballagick.
'Dik, or Gick's farm.'
Ballagilbert
Malew
[1881c] ()
1511 M.R. Reginald and Patrick McGibbon.
1703 M.R. Gilbert Cubon.
'Gilbert's farm.' Cubbon is a modern development of McGibbon, whilst Gibbon is a Norman diminutive or pet form of Gilbert.
Ballagill
Patrick
[Kn] ()
1882 Brown's Dir. Edward Gell
Gill or Gell's farm.' v. Ballagale in Kirk Christ Rushen.
[no Edward Gell in 1881 census - however an Ewan Gell was a farmer of 600 acres]
Ballagilley
Malew
[Kn] ()
c.1376 Chron. Mann. Balagil.
'Gill's farm.' Canon Quine conjectures that this farm was held by Gill the Prior (of St. Leoc's Monastery) mentioned as a witness to a charter of Olave, King of Mann and the Isles, A.D. 1134. Ab. F.
Maughold
[1881c] (SC458914)
Treen.
1511 M.R. Balygill
1703 M.R. Ballagilly
'Gill or McGills' farm. This family had removed from this treen before 1511
Ballaglass
Lonan
(SC405847)
1643 M.R. Ballaglass.
'Farm of the stream or streams.'
Maughold
(SC462903)
1703 M.R. Ballaglass
The second element is derived either from Glas, an Irish surname, or glas 'a stream'. If the former, the name had disappeared before written records.'Glas's farm' or Stream farm.'
Ballaglay
Malew
[1881c] ()
Ballaglonna
Arbory
[1881c] ()
= Ballalona ?
Ballaglonney
Braddan
[1881c] (SC339756)
1643 M.R. Ballaglonna.
1703 M.R.Ballaglanney.
Mx. Balley glionney, 'glen farm.'
Malew
[1881c] (SC266727)
Marown
[1881c] (SC322797)
1643 M.R. Ballaglonna.
1703 Lib. Bangor et Sabal Ballaglonney.
1820 Bishop's Tithes Balaglona.
Mx. Balley glionney. 'glen farm.' Barony of St. Trinian s.
Rushen
[1881c] (SC)
= Ballalonney?
Ballagonnel
Andreas
[Kn] ()
1703 M.R. Robt. Cannell (in adj. treen).
'Connel or Cannell's farm.' see Ballacannell in Kirk Arbory.
Ballagonnell
Michael
[Kn] ()
Man Rol Ballagennell
'Danell or McDanell's farm.'
One quarterland and a half in treen of Nerlogh.
Ballagorry
Maughold
[1881c] ()
1703 M.R. Don. Gorry
1703 M.R. Ballagorry
1818 Dioc. Reg. Balnegorrey
'Gorry's farm.' (Mac Gothraidh).
Ballagorry Beg
Maughold
[1881c] ()
Ballagrangy
Malew
[1881c] (SC284741)
= Ballagrangey
1666 M.R. Balnygrangy.
Mx. Balley ny grangee, Ir. Baile na grainsigh, 'farm of the Granary,' The Ir. grainseach (also the Manx form) comes from the Eng. grange, and is applied to a store-house for grain, usually a monastic granary. Balla-grangey was the granary farm of Rushen Abbey. Ab. F.
Ballagraue
Braddan
[1881c] (SC)
Marown
[1881c] ()
=Ballagraw ?
1643 M.R. Ballnacraw.
1703 M.R. Balnagrawe.
1792 Dioc. Reg. Balgraue.
Mx. Balley ny gro, 'Farm of the nuts,'
v. Mullen-glonagroo. Possibly 'acorns' which are called 'oak nuts'
Ballagrawe
see Ballagrow
Ballagreyney
Arbory
[Kn] ()
Ballagreyney
1643 M.R. Ballagreney.
1882 Brown's Direct. Ballagraney.
The second element is Old Eng. grene, 'a green common,' with Gaelic genitive. 'The farm of the green.'
Ballagrow
Lonan
[1881c] (SC417810)
=Ballagrawe (later Coolroi)
1643 M.R. Ballagroa.
1867 Wood. Ballagrow.
Mx. Balley ny groa, 'Farm of the cotes or pens.'
see article re Edward Clague IOMFHS vol 5 #3 p49/56
Ballagyr
German
[1881c] (SC262846)
1643 M.R. Ballagirr
Mx. Balley giere, 'short farm.' Ab. L.


 

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