Armoy, County Antrim

Origin

Ir. Oirthear Maí [urrher mwee]‘the east of the plain’.

Background

Village is 9km SW of Ballycastle

bar: Cary

The present Church of Ireland church in the townland of GLEBE marks the site of an earlier church traditionally associated with St Olcan. The latter is said to have been baptised by St Patrick who placed him as bishop over the church. A portion of Armoy parish is in the barony of Dunluce Upper [Airther Maigi c.900].

References

McKay, P. (2007): A Dictionary of Ulster Place-Names, p. 7

Additional Information

T. (1851); Town (1851)

Historical name form

Old Form	Ref. Date	Reference
>Dáil Riatai	0900c	Trip. Life (Stokes) 162
Airther Maigi	0900c	Trip. Life (Stokes) 162
Airther Maigi	0900c	Trip. Life (Stokes) 162
inAirtiur [Maigi] soirchaithir> Dáil Riatai	0900c	Trip. Life (Stokes) 162
(?)Airrthir, ríg an	1050c	Lebor na Cert 84 $1244
(?)Airthir, ríg an	1050c	Lebor na Cert 88 $2912
do ríg in Airrthir (Ulaid)	1050c	Lebor na Cert 84 l.1244
Airrther Maighe	1177	ALC i 157
~Airthear-Maighi, co roloisc Cú-Midhe hUa Flaind	1177	AU ii 188
~airthear mhaighe	1177	AFM iii 32
(?)Dercan	1182c	EA 80
co hAirther-muighi i n-Dail-riatai	1247	AU ii 308
~go hairthear mhaighe in ndáilriada	1247	AFM iii 322
Erthermoy	1262	EA 72
Erthermoy	1262	Inq. Earldom Ulster 38
Ethirmoy	1306c	Eccles. Tax. (CDI) 209
Athermoy	1333	Inq. Earldom Ulster 80(?)
Athermoy, the water-mill of	1333	Eccles. Tax. 80 n.t
Erthermoy	1333	Inq. Earldom Ulster 325(?)
Erthermoy, lands of	1333	Eccles. Tax. 80 n.t
Airther Maigi Coba	1400c	Trip. Life (Stokes) lix
Airther Maigi Cobhai	1400c	Book of Lismore (Hogan) fo. 5a
Araidhi	1400c	Book of Lismore (Hogan) fo. 5a
(?)Condon or Canton of Armoy	1576	CSP Ire. 90
Ardmoye	1586	Fiants Eliz. $4897
Cone McCoine dean (deacon)s) of	1586	Fiants Eliz. $4897
Armoy and Raghlines, the Cynamond of	1603	CPR Jas I 58a
Armoy	1604	CPR Jas I 58a
Armoy, the cynomond of, and Raghlines	1604	CPR Jas I 58a
Armoye	1609	Jas I to Connor Cath. 263
Armoye	1609	Jas I to Connor Cath. 263
>called the Cinemond of	1610	LP 8 Jas I (PRONI)
Armoy and Raghlynns, the tough>called the Cinemond of	1610	LP 8 Jas I (PRONI)
Armoy	1615	Terrier (Reeves) 105
Armoy, Ecclesia de	1615	Terrier (Reeves) 259
Armoy, Ecclia de	1622	Ulster Visit. Reeves 63
Ardmoy, the territory or precinct of	1625	MacDonnells Antrim 441
Armoy	1633	Regal Visit. (Reeves) 121
(?)Derkanensis Ecclesiæ	1639	Brit. Eccles. Ant. 1117
(?)Derkanensis, Ecclesiæ	1639	Brit. Eccles. Ant. 951
(?)Derkelan, in loco qui dicitur	1639	Brit. Eccles. Ant. 610
(?)territorio Clonderkan	1639	Brit. Eccles. Ant. 951
Clon-dercan	1640c	Mon. Hib. 15
Airthermuge, ab	1645	Acta SS Colgan 377a
Airthermuige	1645	Acta SS Colgan 378 col.1
Arthir-mughiae seu vt alij	1645	Acta SS Colgan 375a
Rath-mughia, oppido Dalredinorum	1645	Acta SS Colgan 375b
Airther Mugiae, oppidum de	1647	Trias. Thaum. 147b
Arthir-mugia oppido Dalredinorum	1647	Trias. Thaum. 146b
Arthir-mugiae [ecclesia]	1647	Trias. Thaum. 146
Ecclesiae Rath-mugiae seu ut alii	1647	Trias. Thaum. 146b
Rath-mugiae [ecclesia]	1647	Trias. Thaum. 146
Airther-mugia al. Rathmugia in Dalriedia	1650	L. Gen. DF 418
Rathmugia in Dalriedia	1650	L. Gen. DF 418
Armoy, parish of	1652	Hill's Stewarts 86
Ardmoy, Parish of	1657c	DS (Par. Map) 62
Parish of Admoy	1657c	Hib. Reg. Cary
Ardmoy	1659	BSD 177
Armoy	1659	Census 1659 19
Armoy	1661	Court of Claims $923
Armoy	1661	Trien. Visit. (Bramhall) 3
Raghlins	1661	Court of Claims $923
the Finamont of Armoy and the	1661	Court of Claims $923
>Raghlins	1663	Decree of Innocence 431
the sinamount of Armoy and the Raghlins	1663	Decree of Innocence 431
Armoy	1664	Trien. Visit. (Margetson) 28
Armoy, Parish of	1666	HMR Ant. (1666) 96
Ardmoy	1668	ASE 117a $19
Armoy	1668	Shaw Mason's Par. Sur. 517
Armoy, parish of	1669	HMR Ant. 11
Ardmoy	1672c	Hib. Del.
Armoy	1679	Trien. Visit. (Boyle) 34
Armory, a well called	1683	Dobbs' Descr. Ant. 384
Armoy	1690	Dan. Force 147
Ardmoy	1690c	Lamb Maps Co. Antrim
Armoy	1699	Lhuyd's Tour 222
Ardmoy	1711	Ire. Map c.1711
Armoy	1734	Religious Survey
Ardmy, parish of	1740c	Hill's Stewarts 220
Armoy	1750	Hill's Stewarts 16
Ardmoy	1752	Merchant's Book 41
Armoy	1780	Lendrick Map
Airther-muighe	1786	Mon. Hib. 14
Airthermuighe	1786	Mon. Hib. 14
Arther-muighe-haonaigh	1786	Mon. Hib. 23 n.c
Arther-muighe-haonuigh	1786	Mon. Hib. 23
Arthur-muighe	1786	Mon. Hib. 23
Rathmuighe	1786	Mon. Hib. 23
Rathmuighe	1786	Mon. Hib. 23
Rathmuighe-haonaigh/Arthur-muighe/	1786	Mon. Hib. 23 n.c
Rathmuighe-haonuigh	1786	Mon. Hib. 23
Armoy vi	1812	Dubourdieu Map
Ard-moy, i.e. ""yellow hill""	1822	Hamilton's Letters 244
Armoy	1830	Bnd. Sur. (OSNB) B 21
Airthear Maighe ""East of the plain""	1832	J O'D (OSNB) B 21
Ard-Magh ""high plain""	1832	OSM xxiv 1
Ardmoy	1832	OSNB: gen. sources B 21
plain""	1832	J O'D (OSNB) B 21
Airther-Mugiae	1847	EA 244
Airthermuighe	1847	EA 243
Arthir muigh	1847	EA 237
Dercan	1847	EA 80
Derkan	1847	EA 244
Erthermoy	1847	EA 80
Airther-muighe ""the eastern plain""	1873	Mon. Hib. 14 n.35
Airtear-Mag ""The Eastern plain""	1905	Ó Dubhthaigh 131
Oirthear Muighe	1905	Post-Sheanchas 22
Airthear-Maighe ""eastern plain""	1913	Joyce iii 49
Airthear Muighe ""East part of the plain""	1923	Rev. Magill 5
Airthear Muighe ""Eastern Plain""	1934	Magill's Antrim 64
Airthear Maighe	1987	Dallat's Armoy 53
Oirthear Maí	1988	Éire Thuaidh
Oirthear Maí	1989	GÉ 144
Oirthear Maí ""(the) east of the plain""	1996	NIPNP signage FMacG/KMcG
~Oirthear Maí ""the east of the plain""	1999	Dict. Ulst. PN 7

Barony: Cary
Parish: Armoy
Parish in 1851: Armoy
Townland: Turnarobert/Mill Five Acres
Place name ID: 15890
Place name type: M:V