[From Slater's Directory,1852]

RUSHEN PARISH, WITH THE VILLAGES OF PORT ERIN, AND PORT SAINT MARY, AND THE CALF OF MAN.

RUSHEN (or CHRIST RUSHEN) parish,in the Sheading of the same name, lies at the south-western extremity of the Island and is about five miles and a half in length from north to south, by an average breadth of one and half from east to west. The church, situate four miles West from Castletown, near the centre of the parish. is a plain unadorned edifice, rebuilt in 1775, and adapted to contain a congregation of four hundred and : thity persons, the living is a vicarage, in the gift of the Crown. The parish School is adjacent to the church; and about a quarter of a mile to the south is a school for girls, supported by a small endowment. The central part of the district is fertile productive land, and as well cultivated, perhaps, as any locality in England; but the north and south portions are bleak barren highlands, Limestone of the best quality is found in this parish, and lead ore is also worked in several places. Kentraugh, the beautiful mansion of Edward M. Gawne, about three miles from Castletown, is unequalled in the Island: The house is built of freestone, taken from the quarries of Mostyn, in Denbighshire. A noble colonade, extending along the entire front of the edifice upwards of ninety feet, is supported by massive columns of the Ionic order. The lofty rooms of the interior, especially the saloon (which is eighteen feet in height, and of proportionate dimensions, with a beautiful Gothic arched ceiling), display the elegant taste of the hospitable proprietor. The gardens and pleasure grounds are delightfully laid out ; and the offices and outhouses, conveniently grouped, contain all the various requisites furnished by the best judgment, and appropriate to an establishment of the magnitude to which they belong.

PORT ERIN (so called from the bay opening towards Ireland) is a small village and seaport in the above parish, nearly 5 miles W. from Castletown, and 15 S. W. from Douglas. The village comprises about forty dwellings, a.small Wesleyan chapel, and a comfortable Inn. The employment of the inhabitants 1s fishing and husbandry. — The bay, which forms a natural square, has 00 arerenetane sind vessels of two hundred tops burthen can come close to the rock, on the south side, in. favourable weather. Breda Head, a bold and abrupt precipice, forms the north boundary of the Bay. Port Erin is the most convenient place for taking a boat for the purpose of visiting the Calf of Man, which is distant about three miles south.

PORT SAINT MARY (or Port-le-Mary) is a busy prosperous village and sea-port, in the same parish as Port Erin, situate on the western side of a fine spacious bay, on the south shore of the island, 4 miles W. from Castletown, 15 S. from Peel, and the same distance South-west from Douglas. The village consists of about ninety houses, principally erected close to harbour, which is protected from the violence of the sea by a substantially built stone pier, two hundred and thirty: yards long and eighty yards broad, with a lighthouse at its northerm extremity. There is a new pier recently erected the south side of the harbours, which furnishes extra facility for loading and unloading vessels. More than eighty light vessels, from fifteen to forty tons burden, belong to this little place, many which are employed in the fishery during the season.

The Carrark Rock, near the middle of the bay, is dangerous, being covered at high water. A little south of the village, on the shore, below high water mark, is a stratified quarry of limestone, of superior quality, from which the new jetty at Dougles, and many other piers and quays, have been constructed. An excellent hotel, — the occopation of Mr. Miller, is at the entrance of the village. At Mount Gawne, about one mile on the. road to Castletown, is the extensive brewery of Mr. Michael Connal. A national school, and a Wesleyan Methodist chapel, are in the village of Port St. Mary; and a Primitive Methodist chapel and a Wesleyan Methodist chapel at Howe.

THE CALF OF MAN is a Small island, separated from Man by a dangerous channel of five hundred yards width ; its area comprehends about 570 acres, of which nearly one hundred are cultivated; and it contains one farm-house, three cottages and two light-houses. The surface of the Calf is uneven — in Some places elevated from four to five hundred feet above the sea; and great part of the coast is composed of high rocky cliffs: rabbits have multiplied here to a somewhat valuable amount, not less than from-two thousand fourhundred to two thousand eight hundred being annually exported.

GENTRY AND CLERGY.

Connal Miss — , Mount Gawne
Connal Mrs. Margaret, Mount Gawn
Corrin Rev. William, Vicarage
Dawson Mr: Emerson, Scoalaby
Gawne Edward M. Esq. C.P..M.H.K. Kentraugh
Gawne Mrs. Marian; Mount Gawne
Hinds Mrs. Margaret, Mount Gawne
Wood Mr. Richard, Port Erin

ACADEMIES & SCHOOLS.

Karran Eleanor, Ballafesson
NATIONAL SCHOOL, Port St. Mary — William Bins, master.
PAROCHIAL SCHOOL,Rushen Church — Thomas Qualtrough, master
PAROCHIAL SCHOOL (girls), Christ Rushen — Margt. Cubbon,mistress

BAKERS.

Cregeen Thomas, Port Saint Mary
Watterson Mark, Port Saint Mary
Watterson Thomas, Port Saint Mary

BLACKSMITHS.

Christian Edward, Port Saint Mary
Cubhou William, Port Saint Mary
Quayle William, Port Saint Mary
Turnbull Thomas, Cross-four ways
Turnbull William, Cross-four ways

BOAT BUILDERS.

Nelson Edward, Port SaintMary
Nelson Thomas, Port Saint May
Watterson John, Port Saint Mary
Watterson Thomas, Port St, Mary

BOOT & SHOE MAKERS.

Callow Wm, Port Saint, Mary.
Clague Ann; Port Saint Mary.
Kegg James, Port Saint Mary.
Kermode John, Fisthert
Qualtrough Henry, Port St. Mary

BREWERS.

Connal & Co. MOUNT GAWNE BREWERY

CARTWRIGHTS.

Moore John, Port Saint Mary
Quiggin William, Cross-fourways
Taubman John, Port Saint Mary

FARMERS.

Christian Edward, Liargan
Clucas John, Ballakilley
Clucas Thomas, Sound
Clucas Thomas, Ronanies
Clugston Joseph, Ballahowin
Connall Michael, Mount Gawne
Costain John, Cronkmoar
Cowell John, Calf of Man
Crebbin John, Ballachrink
Crebbin John, Fleshwick
Crebbin Thomas, Fleshwick
Crebbin William, Ballafesson
Curphey John, Ballachurry and Ballagawne
Dawson Emerson, Ballacorkish
Gawne Henry, Ballafesson
Gawne William, Ronaines
Gawne William, Glendown
Griffin Thomas, Ballahane
Heatly Joseph, Darrigh
Holmes James, Ballacraggan
Jefferson William Barwise (and lime burner), Port Saint Mary
Kegg Ann & Son, Ballawinnacan
Kelly John, Ballacraggan
Kelly John, Curry
Kermode Henry; Bradda
Kermode Henry, Cronghlagh
Kinley Edward, Bradda
Kneen Richard, Crosakiley
Loway John, Survy North
Maddrell William, Glenshase
Moore Thomas, Ballafesson
Moore Thomas, Ballaghlonhay
Moore William, Fleshwick
Qualtrough — , Level
Qualtrough Richard, Surby East
Qualtrough William, Surby East
Qualtrough William, Ballaconish
Taubman Thomas, Craignish
Taylor John, Ballaqueeney
Watterson John, Bradda
Watterson William, Corvellay

GROCERS & DEALERS IN SUNDRIES.

Marked thus * are also Spirit Dealers

Corrin John, Level
Cowell Thomas, Port Erin .
Hodgson Thomas, Port Saint Mary
*Hughes Daniel, Port Saint Mary
*Lace Enos (and rope maker), Port Saint Mary
Maddrell Jane & Margt, Port Erin
Moore Robert, Level
*Pollard Maria, Port Saint Mary
Qualtrongh Edward, Port St. Mary
Quayle Catherine, Port St. Mary
*Turnbull Wm, Murray, Port St, Mary
*Taubman John, Port Saint Mary

HOTEL.

(See also Taverns, &c.)

Port Saint Mary Hotel (family and commercial) — Thomas Miller, Port Saint Mary — (See advert.)

JOINERS AND CARPENTERS

Crebbin John, Port Erin:
Gale James, Port Saint Mary
Geling Roberty Port Saint Mary
Hodgson Thomas, Port Saint Mary
M'Combe James, Port Erin
Moore Thomas,: Port Saint Mary
Taubman John, Port Saint Mary
Taubman William; Port Saint Mary

NAIL MAKERS.

Kermode John, Port Saint Mary
Sansbury William, Port St, Mary

SPIRIT DEALERS.

- See under the Head Grocers, &c.

TAVERN'S & PUBLIC HOUSES.

Cregeen Thomas, Port St. Mary
Clugston Jas. (Queen's Arms), Port Erin
Dinwoody Thomas. Port St. Mary
Gale Edward, Port Saint Mary
Gale James, Port Saint Mary
Gale William, Port Saint Mary
Qualtrough John, Port St. Mary
Sansbury William, Port Saint Mary
Turnbull, Thomas; Cross-fourways

TIMBER MERCHANTS.

Taubman John, Port Saint Mary
Turnbull William Murray (and coal and salt), Port Saint Mary

MISCELLANEOUS.

Anderson Joseph, miller, Port St. Mary
Maddrell John, Stone cutter and merchant, Strand street
Qualtrough Elizabeth, miller, Kentraugh
Qualtrough Richard, harbour master, Port St. Mary
Qualtrough Thomas, Parish clerk Ballakilley
Quayle Richard Saddler, Port St. Mary

PLACES OF WORSHIP.

PARISH CHURCH, Rushen — Rev. William Corrin, vicar.

WESLEYAN METHODIST. Port St. Mary,
PRIMATIVE METHODIST. Port St. Mary,

COACHES.

TO CASTLETOWN, from the Port St. Mary Hotel every morning at half-pasteight and afternoon at three.