Moybane, County Fermanagh
Origin
Ir. Maigh Bhán ‘white plain’
Background
The derivation of this place-name is straightforward. The first element magh is the most common word for ‘plain’, and the second element is bán ‘white’. While lenition is normally marked, and would require the [b] of bán to be pronounced [w], lenition can sometimes be absent in anglicised forms (MÓM, p.c) as can also be seen in An Tulaigh Bhán, appearing as Tullybane in Antrim.
There is another Moybane in Co. Armagh
References
FKAdditional Information
Historical name form
| Old Form | Ref. Date | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Moieghvane | 1610 | CPR Jas I 189b |
| Moyeghbane | 1610 | CPR Jas I 189b |
| Moyeghvane | 1610 | CPR Jas I 189b |
| Moyeghbane | 1639 | Inq. Ult. (Fermanagh) $44 Car.I |
| Moyeghvane | 1639 | Inq. Ult. (Fermanagh) $44 Car.I |
| Moy | 1659 | Census 1659 104 |
| Moybane | 1750 | Reg. Free. Fer. 1 |
| Moybane | 1767 | Reg. Free. Fer. 4 |
| Moybaun | 1834 | OSM xiv 29 |
| Moybawn (school) | 1834 | OSM xiv 24 |
| ~Magh Bhán ""white plain"" | 1834 | J O'D (OSNB) B130 B54 |
| ""whitish plain"" | 1869 | Joyce i 570 (ind.) |
- Barony
- Clanawley
- Parish
- Cleenish
- Parish in 1851
- Cleenish
- Townland
- None
- Place name ID
- 7775
- Place name type
- T