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.