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Glen Mooar is south of Glen Wyllin - the plan predates the construction of the viaduct of the Manx Northern Railway that crossed the glen on the seaward side of the Peel to Kirk Michael road shown right hand bottom corner.. |
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Kissack argues that the earliest mentioned mill in Michael was actually in Glen Mooar - the waterfall towards the end of this glen being an obvious location to site a mill though the poor access might have contributed a later mill in Glen Wyllin becoming more important.
Dunbar in his account of internment during WW1 at Douglas describes a visit to the "dilapidated mill, which he [Dr Marshall] had procured for himself in the north of the island and was now in the process of having transformed into a country house by ten prisoners under the guidance of Herr Kallenbach, who is an architect". The visit started with a railway trip to Kirk Michael then a walk along the road after which "we came to a waterfall, which had earlier powered the mill-wheel. In the dilapidated house, we first made ourselves breakfast, then the men set about their work, and Herr von Beyerheim and myself walked down to the sea." which description aptly describes Glen Mooar Mill - the site of which is now a house.
Registered Deed Nov 1849 #11 would appear to relate to this mill
[cancelled]dated 26 Oct 1849;Recites William Quayle(blacksmith) died having made a jt will with wife Catherine (dated 4 Nov 1846) which empowered her to raise a mortgage on property thus she now stands indebted for £80 to John Cain(cooper, Kk Michael) and gave as security their dwelling house, dye house, mill and premises near Ballagawne in the parish of Michael; Witt John Cannell, Richard Hutchinson (Cath Quayle 'x'); redeemed 26 Dec 1851 - John Caine(Michael) who notes the sd premises sold by Public auction by Daniel Kelly (Coroner) to John Quayle(blacksmith, Michael) acks fully repaid by sd John Quayle [?reg deed Dec 1860 #14]
William Quayle in his 1846 will describes Ivy house as the new house suggesting it was newlly built and bequeathed it to his son Thomas Quayle. Registered deed Dec 1860 #14 gives the next transfer to son John Quayle it is possible that the new house and dye house were separate from the Mill being the two buildings in field 722 - one of these is now a very attractive bungalow.
dated 4 Jul 1850;recites executions against Thomas Quayle and the dwelling house, dye mill and premises at Ballaleigh in the parish of Michael adj the high road on SE were put up for auction by Daniel Kelly (coroner) at which John Quayle's bid of 6s was the highest (there was a mortgage of £80 to pay); Witt William Corlett, Robert Barton
The following history is described in Registered deed Dec 1885 #12
dated 28 Nov 1885;Mrs Martha Croft(widow, Cronk Urleigh Kk Michael) sells for £175 to John Taylor(Newcroft house, Urmston Manchester) that Dwelling house, mill and premises known as Ivy House together with 2 fields pt of Ballagawn or Balla Killey Clieu one adg sd dwelling & other on opposite side of highroad - all purchased by Wm Croft (decd husband) from John Quayle(Douglas and formerly of Ivy house) by deed dated 19 Oct 1861, being dye house, carding mill etc being part of Ballaleigh, in parish of Michael, bounded on north by Philip Dougherty, on east by high road (Ramsey to Peel) and on south + west by John Cannell; Witt Richard Ditchfield, Marianne Cannell
The description carding mill is much more fitting than corn mill as the approach is via a very steep road dropping off the main highway and carding would suit being combined with dyeing
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