Ballabeg

infobox UK place
crown_dependency = Isle of Man
official_name= Ballabeg
manx_name= Balley Beg
latitude= 54.100
longitude= -4.679
population =
manx_parish= Arbory
manx_shedding= Rushen
constituency_manx_parliament= Rushen
post_town= ISLE OF MAN
postcode_district = IM9
postcode_area= IM
dial_code= 01624
map_type = Isle of Man
os_grid_reference= SC248704
douglas_distance=
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static_image_caption= A7 road through the centre of Ballabegdablink|For the village in Lonan Parish, see Ballabeg, Lonan.

There are several small villages and hamlets with the name Ballabeg in the Isle of Man.

The name Ballabeg derives from the Manx _gv. "Balley Beg" which means small homestead; although the spelling is different, it is pronounced the same as the English name.

Of the several Ballabegs in the Isle of Man the most well-known, and most populous, is a village is the south of the Island near to Castletown. The village is famed for its parish church (Kirk Arbory), Methodist chapel and railway station, served by the Isle of Man Railway. The village also had a tiny shop and Post Office, but this closed in April 2006.

It also has Arbory Primary School, serving the villages of Ballabeg and Colby, as well as the outlying areas. Its largest house is 'Parville', a large residence with landscaped grounds in the centre of the village. The Parish Church has a large churchyard with many graves dating back at least to the mid-1700s, although there has been a church on the site for much longer. Its most famous occupant is Captain John Quilliam, who steered the "Victory" at the Battle of Trafalgar.

Every year a parish festival, _gv. "Laa Columb Killey", is held in the parish of Arbory. This festival traditionally alternates between Ballabeg and Colby, but in recent years has been held only in Ballabeg, and is in commemoration of the parish's patron saint, Columba. _gv. "Laa Columb Killey" is Manx for St. Columba's Day.

ources

* Manx Archaeological Register, available from the Centre for Manx Studies.