Éibheinn Máibhain

Éibheinn Máibhain, officially anglicised as Ewyn Mawyn, is a small village in the baronetcy of Tíg na Lóda, Léubheithritha, Líchthiach Thiair in Rockall, a member nation of the Seafaring Confederation. It lies approximately 4 kilometres to the east of Déarnuiardh, 10 kilometres to the north of Tíg na Lóda, and 17 kilometres to the southwest of Glín Táill, in the Lewhorn Valley.

The village had 525 inhabitants in 2012.

Etymology
The first mention of the village is in the First Cáilleoch Armorial, where the estate of the House of Mellin - Réimseindéairg Castle - is registered as being located in the parish of Éuein Móin. Éuein is thought to be Old Fernolian for "well", referring to the well located centrally in the village. The origin of the word Móin remains a mystery. It is believed to be possible that the name Móin is related to Ynys Môn, the origin of which is likewise unknown.

History
The village is first mentioned in the First Cáilleoch Armorial from 616 AD as the location of the Réimseindéairg Castle estate of the House of Mellin. As no earlier mentions of the village have been found, and since the village already existed as a parish at its first mention, Éibheinn Máibhan has officially existed since Time Immemorial.

From 616 till 1765, the baronet of the parish of Éibheinn Máibhain was the head of the House of Mellin. The House of Mellin had always maintained a policy of keeping the village small, which meant that the village remained relatively small for its entire existence. Though located just outside of the Kingdom of Lewdale, it was politically and culturally more connected to it than to the Kingdom of Léubheithritha that it was officially part of.

Upon the Unionisation of Rockall in 1765, the village and parish remained in the territory of the ancient kingdom, then the Viscountcy of Léubheithritha. It was converted into a democratically elected baronetcy in the same year. In 1894, when the viscountcy of Léubheithritha merged with the Viscountcy of Cóste tÓ Duaidh na Loch Mhólanne, the baronetcy of Éibheinn Máibhain was discontinued, and the village was annexed by the baronetcy of Tíg na Lóda.

The villagers of Éibheinn Máibhain have repeatedly expressed the wish for the former parish territory to be annexed by the Rockallic Federal District, the latest in 2013. Requests for annexation have been repeatedly blocked by the baronetcy, barony and viscountcy, though the Rockallic Federal District has officially announced that it would welcome the village to the viscountcy if official permission is given.