Ward & Lock's descriptive and pictorial guide to the Isle of Man ...

North Barrule and Glen Aldyn. 173landslips occasionally take place, by which large quantitiesof the stone are loosened. This is by some attributed to thekindness of the fairies, who occasionally delight to assist theworkmen, in the intervals between their visits to lovers andguardianship over blue-eyed children. Our view, which theartist has entitled " A Peep in the Claughbane Road," givesa portion of the scene near the Parsonage and May Hill.Several terraces of houses have been built in this localitywithin the last few years. They are delightfully situated,commanding extensive inland views. The Parsoyiage ispassed on the left, and Sumvierland on the right, and theroad then joins "Waterloo Road at the Wcsleyan Cliai)el.TO NORTH BARRULE AND GLEN ALDYN,To enjoy this excursion, we leave Eamsey, and, by way ofthe charming Claughbane, follow the road leading to AlbertTower; but, instead of going direct to that monument, we takethe road to the right, which leads to a gate opening into afield on the summit of the quarry already mentioned.. Thefootpath is easily distinguished, leading as it does past thefarmhouse to the foot ofNorth Barrule,the second highest mountain in the island. It is abouteighteen hundred feet above the level of the sea, and should bevisited while the tourist is at Eamsey. It is easy of accessfrom either the north, east, or west side. Whatever diflB.-culties present themselves to the tourist in this trip—and wemust not expect to climb a mountain without encounteringsome difficulties—commence at the farmhouse refei-red to;and we find that we require no little activity and watchfulnessin a somewhat steep ascent and occasionally boggy soil.At intervals, however, the declivity is not so sudden, and thesmnmit ought to be comfortably reached in one hour afterleavnug Eamsey. If the tomist indulges in tobacco, he wiUcertainly " enjoy a weed " as he sits near the cairn and imbibesthe pure air with which he is surrounded ; and if he haschosen a clear daj', he will be rewarded with a fine bird'seyeview of the north of the island. Maughold Head, atother times so majestic, sinks into insignificance on hisright ; even Albert Tower, on the hill beneath him, appearsas though it were on a level with the rest of the town, whichstands out in the sunlight, with its well-defined streets anddetached villas, as a spot where one could wish to live anddie ! Away to the north are the parishes of Bride and