Ballakaighan-Ballakymmey

Part 8 of directory to various Manx 'Balla's - see Index

Ballakaighan

German

[1881c] ()
=Ballakaighen.
1515 M.R. Rich. McCaghen
1643 M.R. Robt. Kaighen
'Kaighen's farm.'

Ballakaighen

Onchan

[1881c] ()
1643 M.R. Ballalkaighen
Ir.MacEachainn. 'Kaighen's (1515, Mac Caghen farm.'

Ballakaighin

German

[1881c] ()
=Ballakaighen.

Ballakaneen

Andreas

[1881c] ()

Ballakannag

Andreas

[1881c] ()
=Ballakinnag?
1515 M.R. Wm. Mc. Inay
1643 M.R. Ballakinneage
'McInay's farm'

Ballakaragher

Arbory

[Kn] ()
1840 Tithe Plan.
'Faragher or McFaraghers farm.' In Aristine (Treen).

Ballakarka

Lezayre

[Kn] ()
Ab. F.
1703 M.R. Carrick, Ro. Curghy ne
1703 M.R. Carrick, the
1742 Dioc. Reg. Bal na Carkey
Mx. Balley ny carrickey [ba:lja no barks], 'Farm of the rock.' The hill above the farm is known as the Carrick

Ballakeighen

Arbory

[1881c] ()
= Ballakeigan
1257 Chron. Mann. Villa Mac Akoen.
1595 Durham. Balicaken.
1643 M.R. Ballakagin.
1822 M.R. Ballakegan.
Ir. Bailc Mhic Aodhagdin, 'Mac Akoen's (now Keggin) farm,'

Ballakeil

Andreas

[1881c] ()
=Ballakeyll
1643 M.R. Kerrowkeall
1703 M.R. Small Quarter
'Small or narrow farm or quarterland.'

Ballakelly

Andreas

[1881c] ()
1515 M.R. Gilbert and Fynlo McHelley (in adj treen)
1643 M.R., Ballakelly
'Kelly's farm'

Arbory

[Kn] ()
1643 M.R. Ballakelly.
Ir. Mac Ceallaigh, Mx. (M.R. 1511) McKelly, 'Kelly's farm.'

Marown

[1881c] ()
1783 Dioc. Reg. Ballakelly.
1867 Wood. Ballakelly.
Kelly's farm,' Now 'The Nab.'

Santan

[1881c] (SC323720)
1643 M.R. Ballakelly.
'Kelly's farm. McHelly in adjoining parish of Kirk Marown in 1511. Ir. MacCeallaigh.

Ballakennish

Braddan

[1881c] (SC)
= Ballakinnish [kn] ?
1511 M.R. Donald McInesh.
1643 M.R. Ballakenish.
Ir. Mac Aonghuis, 'McInesh or Kinnish's farm.'

Ballakerkey

Patrick

[1881c] ()
=Ballakirkey .
1515 M.R. Richard McQuarke
1703 M.R. William Querk
1703 M.R. Balla Carkey
'Quirk or McQuarke's farm.' The early form of the placename suggests a derivation from the surname rather than from carrick, 'a rock,' although this quarter-land comes to the edge of the cliffs at Glen Meay. The family are still in the treen (Rheaby). see Ballaoates in Kirk German.

Ballakermeen

Onchan

[1881c] ()
M.R. John McUrmen.
15643 M.R. Ballakermine.
1786 Dioc. Reg. Bally Curmeen.
'McUrmen, or Kermeen's farm.' This quarterland has now been mostly built over, and the only remnant of the name which survived, in Ballakermeen Road, has now disappeared; and the road is prosaically named after an English county !

Ballakermeene

Santan

[Kn] (SC)
Lost.
1643 M.R.
John McUrmen in the nearby Treen of Grenwyk in 1511. Anciently part of Ballacreggan. 'Kermeene's farm.' This surname is probably compounded from Gaelic mar 'son' and Scand. Thormundr. The latter became Tormond, Tormod and Tormailt in the Western Islands.

Ballakerney

Patrick

[1881c] ()

Ballakesh

Bride

[1881c] ()
1515 M.R. Moris McComas
1643 M.R., Ballakewish
1777 Dioc. Reg. Ballakesh
'Kewish or McComas' farm.' This surname became later Comaish and Cammaish. We notice here a peculiar development, the aspiration of medial m in Comas to w in Kewish, and later the elision of w in Kesh. Cammaish is the modern northern form and Comish the southern. Kewish is not found until the second decade of the 17th century.

Ballakew

Malew

[1881c] ()
1611 Lib. Mon. Richard Kewe.
'Kew, or Mac Kew's farm.' Ir. Mac Aodh.
Sometimes called Ballavell, from John Bell the holder in 1666. Ab. F.

Ballakewin

Malew

[1881c] ()
1611 Lib. Mon. Thos. Kewen.
1643 M.R. Ballakewne.
'Kewin's farm.' Ir. Mac Eoin. Ab. F.

Ballakewish

Braddan

[Kn] (SC)
1703 M.R. Ballakewish.
Ir. Mac Thamhais, 'Kewish's farm.'

Ballakey

Andreas

[Kn] ()
1515 M.R. McKie (in Kirk Bride)
1643 M.R. Wm. Kee
1703M.R. John Kee
1703 M.R. Ballakeey
'Key or Kee's farm'

Bride

[1881c] ()
=Ballakeij.
1515 M.R. Thos. McKie
1643 M.R., Ballakeij
McKie's farm.'

Lonan

[Kn] ()
1643 M.R. Ballakey.
1867 Wood Ballakoye.
In the treen of Amogarry. Key's farm.' Thomas Quaie was in the treen of Brandall in 1703,

BallaKilcrump

Andreas

[1881c] ()
=Ballakillerump or Ballakilltrump.
'Homestead of Keeill Crump,' Adjoins Ballakelly.

Ballakilla

Bride

[1881c] ()
=Ballakilley ?

Ballakilley

Bride

[1881c] ()
1643 M.R. Ballnakilley
Mx. Bailey ny killey, Farm of the church.' Near the parish church.

German

[1881c] ()
1643 M.R. Crock ne Killy
The farm of the church;' older form 'The hill of the church.' There is no vestige of an ecclesiastical building here now.

Lonan

[1881c] ()
1643 M.R. Ballakilley.
'Church farm.' Adjoining Kirk Lonan (old) parish church.

Malew

[1881c] ()
1666 M.R. Balnekilley.
Mx. Balley ny killey, Ir. Baile na cille, 'farm of the church.' (Church now disappeared. see. Mx. Soc. Vol. V p. 197; Vol. XV, p. 88.) Ab. F.

Marown

[Kn] ()
1580 Lib. Episc. Ballakilley.
1820 Bishop's Tithes. Ballakilly.
'The farm of, or near, the (Parish) Church.' Now Ellerslie. Bishop's Barony.

Maughold

[1881c] (488915)
1643 M.R. Ballakilly
1800 M.R. Ball ny killey
'Farm of the church.' Adjoining the Parish Church.

Rushen

[1881c] (SC)
(Abbey Land).
1643. M.R. Ballnakilley.
Mx. Balley ny killey. Ir. Bailc na cille.
'Farm of the church, (near the Parish Church).

Ballakilley-clieu

Michael

[1881c] ()
=Ballakilloyclieu
1515 M.R. John & Ranlyn McGill
1643 M.R. Patt. Kelley
1733 M.R. Wm. Kelley,
1733 M.R. Ballakilley
Mx. Balley Kill y clieau, 'The farm of Kill or McKill of the mountain.' At the foot of the mountains Slieau Freoaghane and Sartfell.

Ballakillingan

Lezayre

[1881c] ()
Particle.
1760 Dioc. Reg. Ballalkillingan.
Mx. Balley keell Ingan. farm of (St.) Fingan's church.' This saint's dedication date was (O.S.) Dec. 12th, (N.S.) Dec. 23rd. He was an abbot of Clonard in Meath. There were about 15 Irish saints named Finnian or Fingan, and it would have been difficult to say which of them had been venerated in Man, but for a combination of circumstances which conclusively proves that our Manx Finnian was the famous bishop of Clonard. Our first evidence is contained in an old Manx phrase in which his name and date of dedication are happily preserved: Faaid mooar moaner son oie'l Fingan,'a big sod of turf for Fingan's feast eve.' Latterly St. Thomas' Day had been substituted for St. Fingan's, hence the slight discrepancy in dates, the former being Dec. 21st and the latter Dec. 23rd.
There was a fair formerly held at Ramsey on St.
Thomas' Day, which was discontinued after 1834, and we may reasonably conjecture/hat this fair was anciently
held at Keeill Ingan.
Ancestral home of the Curgheys or Curpheys.

Ballakillowey

Rushen

[Kn] (SC)
1511 M.R. Wm. McGillowy.
1643 M.R. Wm. Lowey.
1703 M.R. Robt. Lowey.
1643 M.R. Ballakillowey.
Ir. Bailc Mhic Giolla Bhuidhe, 'McGillowey's [etc.'farm.' In Manx place names mac was usually dropped when balla was prefixed.

Ballakillworrey

German

[Kn] ()
Bishop's Barony.
1580 Lib. Episc. Ballakilmoiry
1643 M.R. Ballakille Mary
1736 Dioc. Reg. Ballakilmurrey
1747 Dioc. Reg. Ballakillmoury
'Farm of the church of Mary.'

Ballakilly

Bride

[1881c] ()
=Ballakilley

Ballakilmane

Bride

[1881c] ()

Ballakilmartin

Onchan

[1881c] ()
1643 M.R. Kilvartin & Ballakilvartin.
1740 Dioc. Reg. Kil Vartyn.
Ms. Balley Keeill Vartyn. 'Farm of (St.) Martins'
Church.' Ruins of ancient church.

BallakilMurray

German

[1881c] ()
=Ballakillworrey ?

Ballakilpheric

Rushen

[1881c] (SC)
(Treen).
1511. M.R. Kyrke Patryk.
1703 M.R. Ballakillpatrick.
Mx. Balley keeill Pharick, Ir. Baile cill Phadraig, 'the farm of Patrick's church.' This little church has now disappeared. (v. Cronk e Dooney).

Ballakilvartin

Rushen

[Kn] (SC)
1698. Reg. Deeds. Kilmartin's Croft.
1796 Dioc Reg has name Mylvaartyn
1867. Woods. Ballakilvartin.
The early form suggests the Christian name Gilmar-tyn, which was common in Man in the 16th century. (Kneen in 'addenda' states that the 1796 ref rules out any derivation from a Keeil name)
'Gilmartyn's croft,' or 'the farm of Martin's church.' The estate contained 4 acres 2 roods, 32 perches.

Ballakilwory

German

[1881c] ()
=Ballakillworrey

Ballakin(d)ry

Arbory

[Kn] ()
1643 M.R. Jo. Harrison.
1822 M.R. Mrs. Harrison.
The latter name was the usual translation into English of Kinry, from Mac Henry, Henry or Harry's so: 'Kinry or Harrison's farm.'

Ballakinnag

Ballaugh

[1881c] ()
1643 M.R. Ballakenny
1783 Dioc. Reg. Balla kinny
'Kinnag or McKenag's farm' (Ir. MacCoinnigh).
Fynlo and John McKenag in the treen of Dromrewagh, Kirk Michael, in 1515. see Ballakinnag in Kirk Michael.

Michael

[1881c] ()
1515 M.R. Fynlo and John McKenag
1643 M.R. Ballakenaig (adjoining)
'McKenag's farm.'

Ballakisaig

Arbory

[Kn] ()
'Kissack's farm.'

Ballakissack

Santan

[1881c] (SC315729) & (SC319737)
1643 M.R. Wm. Kissage.
1703 M.R. Ballakissage.
'Kissack's farm.''Old Manx, McKissagc, (Ir. Mac I osoc).
O/S has 2 Ballakissack's!

Ballakissick

Santan

[1881c] (SC)
= Ballakissack

Ballakneale

Jurby

[Kn] ()
1515 M.R. Patrick McNele
1643 M.R. Ballakneale
'Kneale or McNele's farm.'

Lonan

[Kn] ()
1643 M.R. Don. Knaele.
1703 M.R. Wm. Knaele
1703 M.R. Ballakneale.
'Kneale's farm.'

Rushen

[1881c] (SC)
1511 M.R. Gilbert Neleson, holder.
1643.M.R. Ballacreale.
1643 and 1703. M.R. Hen. Nelson.
1719. Reg. Deeds. Ballaneal.
'Kneale, or MacNele's, farm.' Neleson (now Nelson) was an English rendering of Mac Nele. Cn is often corrupted into cr (v. Balla-creale).

Ballakoig

Ballaugh

[1881c] ()
Treen
1515 M.R. Balyskebag
1643 M.R. Ballaskebag
1703 M.R. Balla keog
1737 Dioc. Reg. Ballakaig
This is a coast treen, and the second element probably represents Scand. skipavik, 'ship creek,' which has disappeared through erosion. see Ballaskeg in Kirk Maughold.

Ballakymmey

Bride

[Kn] Lost
1515 M.R. Gilbert McKym
1643 M.R. Ballakymmey
'McKym's farm.'