Ballacotch-Ballacutchel

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

Ballacotch

Marown [1881c] (SC327774)
1643,1703 M.R. Ballacotch.
1757 Dioc. Reg. Ballacotch.
'Cotch's farm.' There was a family Cotch in German in 1703.

Ballacottier

Andreas

[1881c] ()
1643 M.R. Wm. Cottier
1703 M.R. Jno.Cottier
'Cottier's farm.' see in Lezayre, and also in Bride.
see Balley Chirrym

Braddan

[1881c] (SC)
1511 M.R. Donald McOtter.
1643 M.R. Richard Cottier.
1703 M.R. Richard Cottier.
1703 M.R. Ballacottier.
'McOtter or Cottier's farm.'

Bride

[1881c] (NX456007)
1643 M.R. Wm. Cottier.
1703 M.R., Joh. Cottier.
1773 Mon. Ins. Ballacottier
'Cottier's farm.' From Norse personal name Ottar, with Gael. mac added.

Lezayre

[Kn] ()
1515 M.R. Gibbon McOtter
1643 M.R. Jo. Cottier
1703 M.R. John Cottier
1703 Ballacottier
'McOtter or Cottier's farm.' In the Chronicle of Mann, under date 1098, we read: "The same year a battle was fought between the Manx at Santwat, and they from the north obtained the victory. In this engagement were slain earls Ottar and MacMarus (Mae Manus?), the chiefs of both parties." It is possible that this Ottar gave his name to the treen of Aust, and that Gibbon MacOtter was his direct descendant.

Michael

[Kn] Lost.
1515 M.R. Thomlyn McOtter
1643 M.R. Ballacottier
'Cottier's farm.' see Ballacottier in Bride.
In treen of Ballaskyr.

Onchan

[1881c] ()
1511 M.R. Mac Otter (in Braddan).
1643 M.R. John Cottier.
1703 M.R. John Cottier.

Patrick

[1881c] (SC253781)
1703 M.R. Wm. Cottier
1883 Brown's Dir. Wm. Cottier
'Cottier's farm.' see Ballacottier Lezayre.

Ballacowell

Lonan [1881c] ()
=Ballacowle
1733 Dioc. Reg. Ballacowle
No McCowles or Cowles are recorded in the Manorial Rolls of 1511,1643, and 1703, for the parish of Lonan. This quarterland is in the treen of Hegnes and it must have borne its present name at a very early date, although we only find the holder's names mentioned. Ballacowle adjoins Ballayolgane, and it is almost certain that the second element in Ballacowle postulates the saints' name (Comgall), to whom the 'keeill' on Balla-yolgane was dedicated. v. Kell y Cowle.

Ballacowen

Lonan [Kn] ()
1643 M.R. Thos. Cowne.
John McCowne in adjoining treen of Grettest in 1511 'Cowin's farm.'

Ballacowin

Lonan [1881c] (SC410848)
1643 M.R. Gilb. Cowin.
1703 M.R. Ballacowin.
In adjoining treen of Grawe.
(see Methodist Chapel)

Ballacowle

Bride

[1881c Ballacowl] (NX4501015)
12th century Runic cross-slab Dufgal
1515 M.R. Donald McCowle
1643 M.R., Ballacowle
'Cowle or McCowle's homestead.' (Ir. Mac Dhubh-ghaill). A Scandinavian inscription on a cross-slab in Kirk Bride churchyard reads: "Druian son of Dufgal raised this cross to the memory of (K)athmiul his wife." Druian's Gaelic name would be Druachan Mac Dhubh-ghaill, and it is interesting to find his descendants in Ballacowle over four hundred years rarer. The surname Cowle was still common in the parish in the 17th and 18th centuries.
The Manx surnames Cowle and Cowell may be, in some cases, derived from the Ir. Mac Cathmhaoil.

Bride

Ballacowle Beg [1881c] ()

Lezayre

[Kn] ()
1643 M.R. John Cowle
1703 M.R., Ballacowle
1717 Mon Ins. Ballacooile
'Cowle's farm,' .see Bride

Maughold

[Kn] ()
Lost.
151! M.R. Fynlo McCowle
1643 M.R. Richd. Cowle
1703M.R. Ballacowle
'Cowle or McCowle's farm.' (Ir. Mac Cathmhaoil) v. Ballacowle in Kk. Bride.

Ballacragen

Lonan [1881c] ()

Ballacraine

German [1881c] (SC286818)
1515 M.R. Rich. McCrayne in adj. treen
1703 M.R. Gilb. Craine
'Craine's farm.'

Ballacrebbin

Andreas [1881c] ()

Ballacree

Bride

[1881c] ()
1643 M.R. Balla na cree
'Farm of the end or boundary.' see Lezayre.

Lezayre

[1881c] ()
Particle.
1703 M.R. Ballnacree
1757 Dioc. Reg. Ballacree
1779 Mon. Ins. Ballachria
Mx. Balley ny cree, (nom. creagh), Farm of the end or boundary.' Boundary of Lezayre church glebe, and set down as such in 1757.

Ballacreech

Onchan

[1881c]
=Ballacreetch

Ballacreetch

Onchan

[1881c] (SC373792)
1540 Lib. Mon. Edmund McCreche.
1579 Lib. Mon. Richard Crytche.
1643 M.R. Ballacreetch.
Ir. MacRaois. 'Creetch's farm.' Ab. F.

Ballacregeen

Arbory

[1881c] ()
1511 M.R. Jenkin Breden.
1643 M.R. Wm. Credeene.
1703 M.R. Ballacredeene.
'Breden, MacBreden or Cregeen's farm.'

Ballacregga

Braddan

[1881c] (SC351766)
1580 Lib. Episc. Ballacregga.
1736 Dioc. Reg. Ballacreggan.
Mx. Balley creggey, 'rocky farm. Ab. F

Bride

[1881c] ()
1643 M.R. Ball na creggy
1671 C.R.P. Ballacregan
Mx. Balley ny creggey, 'farm of the rock.'

Lonan

[1881c] ()
1643 M.R. Balnacregga.
Mx. Balla ny creggey, 'Farm of the rock or rocks.'

Michael

[1881c] ()
1643 M.R. Ballnacreggy
1697 Dioc. Reg. Ballacreggy
1741 Dioc. Reg. Bal na creggey
Mx. Balley ny creggey, 'Farm of the rock.'

Santan

[1881c] (SC343723)
1643 M.R. Ballacreggy.
'Rocky farm.'

Ballacreggan

Braddan

[1881c] (SC356736)

Maughold

[1881c] (SC466916)
1643 M.R. Ballacreggan
1734 Dioc. Reg. Ballaghreggan
'Farm of the rocky land.'

Rushen

[Kn] (SC207682)
1643. M.R. Ballacregin.
1834. Tithe Plan. Ballacregga.
Balley creggan, 'farm of the craggy land.'

Ballacreggey

Malew

[Kn] ()
Lost.
'Rock farm.' Ab. F.

Ballacrenane

Michael

[Kn] ()
(beg and mooar) Treen
1515 M.R. Balycrynan
1643 M.R. Ballacrynane
1688 Dioc. Reg. Ballacrinain
1770 Manx Soc.`XIV. Balla-crenane
'Crynan's farm.' . The Martyrology of Donegal records a saint, Criorzan Chile Conlaing who was revered on the 19th Oct. and it is possible that the keeill at Ballacrenane Beg was dedicated to this saint. It was near the site of this ancient church that the 'Thread Fair' was held until 1834, on October 29th, which was known as Laal Michal Beg, or Michael's lessor feast day,' on the Manx Calendar. Previous to the alteration of the Calendar the fair was probably held on St. Crionan's dedication date, Oct. 19th, or at least witnin the octave of that saint.

Ballacricyrt

Arbory

[Kn] (SC250738)
1703 M.R., John Cregart.
1840 Tithe Plan. Ballacrickyrt, Ballacriggate.
Ir. Baile Mhic Riocaird, 'Cregart's farm.'

Ballacrie

Arbory

[1881c] ()
= Ballacry
1511 M.R. Patric Gragh.
1643 M.R. Ballacraij.
1840 Tithe Plan. Ballacraie.
Ir. Mac Raith, 'Cry or Gragh's farm.'

Ballacrine

German

[1881c] ()

Santan

[1881c] (SC305710)
1643 M.R. Ballacrine.
The holder of this quarterland in 1511 was McQuyn, of which -crine seems to be a corruption. A w often becomes r in Manx names. 'McQuyn or Quine's farm.'

Ballacrink

Braddan

[1881c] (SC)
=Ballachrink ?

Bride

[1881c] (SC445994)
=Ballachrink
1643 M.R. Ballacrunk
Farm of the hill.' Two quarterlands bearing this name in treens of 2nd Cranstal and Crosby beg respectively.

German

[1881c] ()
=Ballachrink

Lezayre

[1881c] ()
=Ballachrink .
1643 M.R. Ballaknock
'Hill or hills farm.'

Marown

[1881c] ()
= Ballachrink?
1643 M.R. Ballacruink.
1703 M.R. John Kermode a Cruink.
'Hill farm.' Note the omission of balla when surname is used.

Michael

[1881c] ()

Patrick

[1881c] ()
=Ballachrink
'hill farm.' Two quarterlands. Barony Bangor and Sabal

Santan

[1881c] (SC)
1643 M.R. Ballacruink.
'Hill farm.'

Ballacroak

Malew

[1881c] (SC303734)
Ir. Baile Chroc, 'Croke, or Croak's farm.' Contains lost surname. Ab. F.

Ballacrosha

Ballaugh

[1881c] ()
1643 M.R. Ballacroshey
'Cross farm.' One of the quarterlands of Ballaterson treen with which it is almost identical in meaning.

Ballacross

Andreas

[1881c] ()
1515 M.R. John McFrost
'McFrost's farm,' Eng. surname with Mac prefixed Frost is a common name in Limerick. Elision of f by aspiration .

Arbory

[1881c] (SC246709)
'Cross farm.' Crosse was a common surname in Kirk Patrick in the 16th century.

German

[1881c] (SC262838)
1579 Lib. Episc. John Crosse
1643 M.R. Michael Cross
1703 M.R. Silvester Cross
'Cross's farm.' Ab. L.

Ballacruink

Malew

[Kn] ()
1703 M.R. Wm. Harrison, hill.
'Hill farm.' Ab. F.
see Ballachrink

Ballacry

Ballaugh

[1881c] (SC358937)
=Ballacrye

Ballacrye

Ballaugh

[1881c] (SC358937)
1515 M.R. Gibbon McCray
1643 M.R. Jo. Cry
1703 M.R. Wm. Cry
1703 M.R. Ballacry
McCray or Cry's farm'

BallaCrye

Jurby

[1881c] ()
=Ballacry
'Cry's farm'.

Ballacubbon

Arbory

[1881c] (SC232702)
1643 M.R. Wm. Cubon.
lr. Mac Giobuin, Mx. (M.R. 1511) McGibbon.
'McGibbon or Cubbon's farm.'
(see Ballabeg)

Braddan

[1881c] (SC339751)
1511 M.R. Gibbon McNicholl.
'Gibbon, McGibbon or Cubbon's farm.' This name seems to have developed from a Christian name rather than a surname. Such place-names are not uncommon in the Isle of Man.

Malew

[1881c] (SC295727)
1611 Lib. Mon. John McGybbon.
'Cubbon's farm.' Ab. F

Ballacuberagh

Lezayre

[Kn] ()
1643 M.R. Ballacoobragh
1760 Dioc. Reg. Balla Cooperaugh
There was an ancient church here, which P.M.C. Kermode thinks may have been dedicated to St. Cuthbert keeill Coobragh). The orchard in which the church stood was called Maghcr keeill' Church field ;' a level sward between the road and the Sulby river, at a lower level, is known as Lheannee fo cheeil, Meadow near the church ;' and another field on the N. is Magher heose keeill, `field above the church.' v. 3rd Report, Manx Arch. Survey, 1911, p. 36.

Ballacunder

Bride

[1881c] ()
=Ballacondyr?

Ballacunner

Andreas

[1881c] (NX408013)
1515 M.R. Donald McCundre
1643 M.R. Ballacundr
1796 Dioc. Reg. Ballacondyr
'McCundre or McGilander's homestead.' In 1515 the holder, Donald McCundre, is set down in another place as moar, under the alternative form Don. Mc-Gilander.
Gilander means the Servant or disciple of S. Andrew, and it is probable that this family took their name from the patron saint of the parish.

Ballacurn

Ballaugh

[1881c] (SC345926) ; Treen
1231 Bull Pope Gregory IX Ballicure
1515 M.R. Balycurryn
1703 M.R. Ballacurne
'Curry, McCurry or O'Curry's farm.' In 15l5 the wife of Hugh McCurry had the Mill of Scrondall and also part of the been of Ballacain. The been of Scrondall adjoins Ballacurn. McCurry and McCurghy were common Ballaugh names in the 16th century and probably long before. They are both derived from the Irish personal name Comhraidhc or O Combraidhe. The development of the final n in the later forms of the place-name is due to the nasalization of the first vowel being thrown forward on to the second. Comhraidhe is pro-nounced Curry, with the vowel strongly nasalized, which eventually became Curryn and Curn. Similar examples are found in the Manx language and also in Manx place-names, thus Cornama in Kirk Malew, now Cordeman; Ardona in Kirk Andreas, now Ardonan, etc Documentary evidence shows that the Bishop'sDemesne was enlarged at a very early date by taking in the treens of Brough Jiarg, Ballacurn and Ballafageen; most of which later reverted to the king. Two quarterlands of Ballacurn are still an integral part of Bishop's Court, and probably small portions of Brough Jiarg and Ballafageen (Kk. Michael).

Ballacurnkeil

Ballaugh

[Kn] (SC345929)
1643 M.R. Ballacurne begg
'Narrow or small (Mx. keyl) Ballacurn.'

Ballacurphey

Arbory

[1881c] (SC247709)
1703 M.R. Gilb. Curghey.
Ir. Mac Dhorchaidh (?)'Curphey or Curghey's farm.'

BallaCurrey

Jurby

[1881c] ()

Ballacurrey Thie Veg

Jurby

[1881c] ()

Ballacurrie

Onchan

[1881c] ()
= Ballacurry.
A common place-name. It usually means 'miry farm.' In some cases the second element may be a personal name-Curry or Curghey.

Ballacurry

German

[1881c] ()
1703 M.R. Wm. Kelly Currey
1703 M.R. Balla hurrey
1764 Manx Soc. XIV. Ballacurrey
'Marsh farm.'

Jurby

[1881c] ()
=Ballachurry?

Rushen

[Kn] (SC209697) & (SC211698)
1643. M.R. Ballachurry.
1714 Reg. Deeds. Ballicurry.
Mx. Balley curree; Ir. Baile curraighe.
'Marsh farm.'

Santan

[1881c] (SC312724)
1643 M.R. Balla Churry.
'Miry farm.' Mx. Curragh, 'a mire.'

O/S Ballachurry

Ballacurtney

German

[Kn] ()
1867 Wood
Mx. Balley cooyrtney, Farm of the court.' From an earthwork here called the Court. The second element may be also derived from an obsolete surname, Court-ney, which assumes various forms in Irish.

Ballacutchel

Braddan

[1881c] (SC327752) (now Ballacutchal )
1643 M.R. Ballaquitchell.
'Custal or Christopher's farm.' In 1703 Christopher Hampton held the adjoining farm of Ballabunt.