Hierarchy
county
barony
civil parish
townland
Hierarchy
county
barony
civil parish
Explanatory note
- English
The evidence for this English place-name points to derivation from a compound containing the name Hobbin + generic -town.
The relatively common English surname Hobbin(s) is a diminutive of Hobb, itself a pet form of Robert (see Reaney, 1970 p.166). There are no unambiguous attestations of the surname among the Anglo-Normans in Ireland; one possible instance occurs in the place-name ‘Villa Obyn’ recorded in 1307 (apparently in Limerick; see CJR Edw.I p.517). Trisyllabic ‘Hobbeneistowne’ (1) shows the genitive marker -əs which was characteristic of the English dialect formerly spoken in South Wexford and elsewhere in the Pale (see CODDSTOWN, par. Ballymore). The first element could also represent the associated personal name Hobbin.
The Irish form of the name proposed here is Baile Hoibín, which contains a gaelicised form of Hobbin. (Cf. BALLYHUBBOCK (#53270), par. Kilmuckridge; cf. also BPP p.60.)
[Excerpt from Logainmneacha na hÉireann IV: Townland Names of County Wexford, 2016]
Centrepoint
Historical references
1627 |
Hobbeneistowne
|
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 21
|
1627 |
Hobbeneistowne (Joh’ Rawceter)
|
Inq. Lag. Alt: 21 CI
|
1653 |
Hobbinstowne (Thos. Rossetter)
|
Hore Imleabhar: IV, Leathanach: 364
|
1654 |
Hobbinstowne
|
CS (LG) Leathanach: 300
|
1654 |
Hobbinstowne (Thom. Rocesstor)
|
CS (LG) Imleabhar: IX, Leathanach: 300
|
1655-7 |
Hobinstowne
|
|
1655 |
Hobinstowne
|
|
1659 |
Hobbinstowne
|
Cen. Leathanach: 533
|
1659 |
Hobbins towne
|
Cen. Leathanach: 533
|
1660 |
Hobbinstowne (Tho. Rossetor)
|
BSD (LG) Leathanach: 71
|
1667 |
Hobbinstowne
|
ASE Leathanach: 144
|
1667 |
Hobbinstowne
|
ASE Leathanach: 144
|
1720 |
Hobbintown (Geering-Radford)
|
CGn. Imleabhar: 32, Leathanach: 12, Uimhir: 18699
|
1726 |
Hobbinstown (Knox-Monk)
|
CGn. Imleabhar: 50, Leathanach: 102, Uimhir: 32227
|
1812 |
Hobbinstown (Grogan – Brewster)
|
CGn. Imleabhar: 642, Leathanach: 168, Uimhir: 442278
|
1838 |
Hobbinstown
|
|
1838c |
Hobbinstown
|
|
1840 |
Hobbinstown
|
BS:AL Imleabhar: I, Leathanach: 15
|
1840 |
Hobbinstown
|
Freeholders:AL (LG) Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 15
|
1840 |
Hobbinstown
|
GJP:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 15
|
1840 |
Hobbinstown
|
OD:AL Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach (AL): 15
|
1840 |
Hobbinstown
|
Patent 1667:AL (LG) Imleabhar: 1, Leathanach: 15
|
Please note: Some of the documentation from the archives of the Placenames Branch is available here. It indicates the range of research contributions undertaken by the Branch on this placename over the years. It may not constitute a complete record, and evidence may not be sequenced on the basis of validity. It is on this basis that this material is made available to the public.
Archival and research material provided on this site may be used, subject to acknowledgement. Issues regarding republication or other permissions or copyright should be addressed to logainm@dcu.ie.
Permanent link
https://www.logainm.ie/54042.aspxOpen data
Application programming interface (API)
Linked Logainm
Formats: RDF | RDF N3 | RDF JSON | RDF XML