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Manx Genealogy Archive 2

Mylecraine in Ballaugh- Ballamoar

We visited your beautiful Island this summer, looking for the connection John Mullacrane, born as Mylecraine. We used all your means of public transport and really enjoyed our time. We found what we were looking for, but were left with a few questions.

In the Ballaugh church graveyard, we found many Mylecraine gravestones.
On a gravestone of Thomas Mylecraine, we read “of the Ballamoar”. Also on the stone of Margaret Mylecraine, we noticed after her husband’s name Thomas “of Ballamoar”.
Nearby there is a castle Ballamoar.
What was Thomas Mylecraine’s connection to the name Ballamoar?

On this message board, we read about another graveyard near the beach. Did we miss other readable gravestones?

On the internet we found other spellings i.e. Mollycharane, christened in Kirk German. Is that the church in the grounds of Peel castle?

We never found Lonan; we did not see it on any map. Where could that be?

Any information would be appreciated