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Explanatory note
- Gaeilge
the town of Maicín?
Maicín — ainm pearsantaTá éiginnteacht ag baint leis an gcáilitheoir anseo. Molaimid an t-ainm pearsanta Maicín tharla nach eol dúinn aon sampla den sloinne Ó Maicín (> Mackan, Mackin) sa chontae seo.
Ní théann an fhianaise stairiúil siar rófhada. Ba chuid de thailte an Phiogóidigh an áit seo agus is léir gurbh fhoroinn é de chuid 1608 ‘Dirrie ows Rainaspicke or Rahinaspickure’ CPR, et var., sna cáipéisí luatha. Ní luaitear é fiú in 1607 Inq. Lag. 4 Jac. I ná in 1608 CPR 112, a sholáthraíonn logainmneacha de bhreis ar na mór-ranna talún a thugtar in 1563 F 496. Tagann sé chun solais mar ainm ann féin in 1659 ‘Ballemarkin’, 1660c ‘Ballemackin & Rahingasginbane’.
B’fhéidir nach sloinne atá sa cháilitheoir ach tagairt don chnoc maol ar imeall an phortaigh in oirdheisceart an bhaile fearainn (440ʹ SO 6ʺ). Tuairimíonn Ó Máille ‘gur ‘meall, meall do chnoc’ a chiallaíos meacan’ i logainmneacha áirithe (Dinnseanchas II 93–97). B’ait an logainm é *Baile an Mheacain, áfach.
Cf. bf Doire (#28489).
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Historical references
1659 |
Ballemarkin
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Cen. Leathanach: 497
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1660c |
Ballemackin & Rahingasginbane
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BSD (La) Leathanach: 97
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1714 |
“...all those the towns and lands of Ballmoneen aforesaid Ballyclydor and lower Ballymackin all situate lying and being in the Barony of Mary Borough...”
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CGn. Imleabhar: 14, Leathanach: 69, Uimhir: 5193
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1720 |
Little Ballymackin...”
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CGn. Imleabhar: 27, Leathanach: 228, Uimhir: 16733
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1805 |
Ballymackan
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1838 |
Ballymackin
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BS:AL Leathanach: La061,3
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1838 |
Ballymackin
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HCSV:AL Leathanach: La061,3
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1838 |
Ballymackan
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CM:AL Leathanach: La061,3
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1838 |
Ballymackin
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HCons PR:AL Leathanach: La061,3
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1838 |
Baile Maicfhinn, 'Macken's town'
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OD:AL Leathanach: La061,3
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1838 |
Baile mackin
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pl:AL Leathanach: La061,3
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1838 |
Ballymackan
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OD:AL Leathanach: La061,3
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1838 |
Ballymackin
[scriosta]
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OC:AL Leathanach: La061,3
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2005 |
balimakin
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