Ballahain-Ballajuanverk

Part 7 of directory to various Manx 'Balla's - see Index

Ballahain

Rushen[Kn] (SC)
1511 M.R. - Kneen believes translators misread Bane for Hane - Mold Hane was occupier and in 1603 his descendant John Hane
1643. M.R. Ballahaine.
1698. Reg. Deeds. Balnehean.
Ir. Bailc Ui hEidhin. 'O'Hane's farm.'
Surname obsolete before written records.

Ballahany

Marown [1881c] ()

Ballahara

German [1881c] ()
=Ballaharra .
1643, 1703 M.R. Ballnahorra, Ballahorra
1741 Dioc. Reg. Balluaharrow
The meaning of harra or horra is doubtful. It may be from eirbhe, 'a wall of turf and stones' O.Ir. airbe,
a fence' (primarily 'ribs'). Prof. Watson says that at Altnaharra in Sutherland there is an old wall going across moor and hill. If there ever was an earthwork of this description at Ballaharra, it has now disappeared.
An obsolete surname O Harra (Ir. O h Eaghra or O h Eadhra) might also be considered here.

Ballahard

Bride [1881c] ()
1643 M.R. Nard (yn ard)
'The farm of the height.'

Ballaharrison

Patrick[Kn] ()
1643 M.R. Jo. Harrison
1698 Dioc. Reg. Wm. Harrison
'Harrison's farm.' "Wm.Harrison, who married Ann Radcliffe of Knockaloe, sold to the Bishop land in Kk. Patrick named Ballaquiggin as a vicarage for Kk. Patrick."

Ballaharry

Marown [1881c] ()
c.1193 Chart. Olave II of Mann. Balhamer.
1643 M.R. Ballahammy, Ballahomey.
1793 Dioc. Reg. Bal harry.
Balhamer has its modern representative in the peculiarly corrupt quarterland name Ballaharry, and it is probable that it was the older name of the treen which appears in 1515 as Baly-yeman, now Ballavemmy.
Balhamer, along with other lands mentioned, was granted to the Priory of Whithern in Galloway, by Olave II of Mann, c. 1193. The second element is Scand. hamarr, 'a crag,' which must have been applied to the rocky slopes of Greeba. Balhamer is therefore a hybrid name meaning 'the farm of the crag.'
v. Dal-hamer and Greeba in Kirk German.

Ballahasna

Jurby [1881c] ()
=Ballahasney
1703 M.R. Ballahasney.
Contains a lost surname which is obscure. Probably an Irish 'O' name.
There is a place called Asnagh, near Granard, Long-ford, Ireland; which Joyce (Irish Names of Places, Vol. III p.5I) derives from Easnach(Mx asnagh), Ribbed or furrowed land, from the ridges left after ploughing.

Ballahawin

Arbory [Kn] ()
1703 M.R. Wm. Corrin ne hawne, i.e. of Balla ne hawne
1840 Tithe Plan. Ballahawin.
Mx. Balley ny hawin, 'farm of the river.' Beside Colby River.

Ballaheaney

Lonan [1881c] ()
= Ballaleaney ?

Ballahick

Malew

()
1511 M.R. John Hyk.
1703 M.R., Ballahick.
Ir. Tadhg, 'Hick, or: Hyk's farm.'

Patrick

[1881c] ()

Ballahigg

Patrick ()
=Ballahig Treen,
1515 M.R. Balyhig
1703 M.R. Ballahegg
'Teig's farm' (Ir. Tadhg). Containing lost personal name.

Ballahimmin

German

[1881c] (SC319851)
=Ballashimmin of Kneen?

Malew

[1881c] ()

Ballaholly

Jurby [Kn] ()
Manx name of Ballasalla, by which part of the estate is still known. see Ballasalla in this parish and also in Kirk Malew.

Ballahom

Arbory [Kn] ()
Lost.
1643 M.R. Thos. Corrin, holder.
'Tom's farm.'

Ballahott

Malew [1881c] ()
= Ballahot .
1539 Rush. Abb. Comp. Cot (le).
1703 M.R. Ballahott.
1882 Brown's Dir. Ballacott.
'Farm of the cot,' [Old Eng. 'cott.'] Ab. D.

Ballahow

Santan [1881c] (SC)
=Balnahow ?

Ballahowin

German

[1881c] ()
=Balley ny hawin.

Michael

[Kn] ()
1746 Dioc. Reg. Balnahown
1757 Dioc. Reg. Ball na howin
'Homestead of the river.' In Orristal treen.

Santan

[1881c] ()
1643 M.R. Balnahowin.
Mx. Balley ny hawin, Ir.Baile na h-abhann,'the farm of the river.' There were two quarterlands bearing this name in 1703, one in the Treen of Grenwyk and the other in the Treen of Saurebrek. see. Ballavale.

Ballahuggal

Malew [Kn] ()
1511 M.R. Thomas Hogell.
'Hogell's farm.'

Ballahutchin

Marown

[1881c] ()
'Hutchin's farm.' Donald Huchon in treen of Baldall Criste, Kirk Braddan, 1511

Patrick

[1881c] ()
1603 Reg. Deeds Tho. Hutchin
'Hutchin's farm.' Barony Bangor and Sabal.

Ballainjeig

Patrick [Kn] ()
1703 M.R. Ballakinjeig
1794 C.R.P. Ballnehinjeig
Mx. Balley ny hinjeig, 'farm of the river-nook.' In a bend of the Neb. In the 1703 form k is a scribal error for h.

Ballajackley

Michael [1881c] ()
1643 M.R. Ballaguilky
'Farm of broom' (plant). Mx. Guilc or guilagh, became in mod. Manx giucklagh

Ballajarge

German [Kn] ()
1643 M.R. Ballajarg
Mx. Balley jiarg, 'red farm.' Ab. L.

Ballajerie

Malew [1881c] ()
= Ballejerai
1666 M.R. Ballageraij.
Ir. Baile Mhig Fhearadhaigh, 'Gerahy's (Geraij or Jerai) farm.' Contains lost surname. Ab. F

Ballajora

Maughold [1881c] (SC480906)
Particle.
'Farm of the stranger or strangers.'

Ballajuanverk

Malew [1881c] ()
1666 M.R. Ballajohnvark.
'The farm of John the son of Mark [Bridson] .' The Bridsons [Brydsonne] are recorded as holders from 1611 to 1703. Ab. F.