Larminie is this an Irish name?

[jody 101]

Hi I am trying to find an origin for the name Larminie.
it was given to one of my ggreatgrandmother's brother's as his 2nd name. He was the 1st born child so am wondering if it was his maternal grandmothers maiden name.
What i have as background is this: Walter Larminie Earle (1855-1916 Aust) Parents Arthur Earle(1824-1906 born Kingston on Hull married Canada died Aust)
Persis Farrell (1826-1904 born Ireland died Aust).
I have not been able to trace Persis at all so am hoping maybe this will be a clue as to her history. (I have found no immigration, census, births, deaths or marriages apart from the 1851 Canadian Census for any of my Farrells) All the info i have is from a birth cert for the youngest Earle child born in Aust and the Galt census kindly found by a rootschat member.
The Earle's are also proving a major headache but that is for a different place.
Jody

[aghadowey]

I'd never come across the name before but Google has turned up a few things which might help:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Larminie
www.cam.org/~anfc/weir_e.htm
www.ancestry.com/facts/Larminie-genealogy-uk.ashx?fn=&yr=1891
http://interment.net/data/ireland/wicklow/stpatrick/index.htm
www.xs4all.nl/~embden11/Engels4/yorke.htm
www.failteromhat.com/kelly1915.htm

Lots more but that will give you a few to start with. Try googling 'larminie ireland.'
Also, searching 'larminie' in 'ireland' on LDS site come up with some names and places.

[leprechaun]

 Hi This surname is in the property survey 1848-1864.
   1 in Co, Cork and 9 in Co, Mayo.
     And yes there was a poet William Larminie.

[jody 101]

Thankyou both for your information and links. The time frame i am looking for would be 1790-1820 i assume, and with the numbers of them they should all be related. Having said that My Walter Larmine Earle (1855-1916) wasn't named after a famous writer so maybe was the cousin of William Larminie (the poet). Maybe a bible or note book or diary will turn up one day and explain the relationship to me.
Jody