Baile Mhic Cnagáin

Ballymanaggin (Baile Mhic Cnagáin) takes its name from Mac Cnagáin, a personal name, with the Irish townland name meaning 'the town of [the son of] Cnagán.' The place appears in written records as far back as 1326, when it was documented in Alen's Register as 'Ballymacnegin,' with numerous variants recorded thereafter including 'Balmaknegene' (1435), 'Balmaknaggan' (1547), and 'Ballmaknogan' (1...