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

—"Ballaglass Glen— Glen Mona, dr. 179and made converts to their faith ; but the clergy, objectingto their proceedings, obtained their expulsion from the islandand the confiscation of their property, including the piece otland they had purchased for burial purposes. Afterwards, \nmore tolerant times, they were permitted to return and theirproperty was restored to them.Near the bm-ying-ground, the road (which is very muchnphill) divides ; and taking the left-hand route, we make ourway, not without some little precaution as to choosing theright road, for there are several attractive by-paths, toBallaglass Glen and Waterfall,one of the most charming of all the charming localities inthis part of the island. The greensward of the glen, theabundant foliage of the trees, castuig shadows perfectly refreshingon a hot day, make the tourist feel that, with theauthor of the old ballad,'' If there's peace to be found in this world,The heart that is humble might hope for it here ;and visitors not uncommonly think it is a capital place for arest and the opportunity of tasting the flavour of the contentsof picnic baskets. The Ballaglass Falls, formed by the riverKeuna, do not descend from any considerable height, butform a series of cascades and stormy little torrents, makingtheir way through openings in the stones. Near the fall, onthe summit of a hill, is a stone circle, known as Castle CJioivij,which, it is generally supposed, dates from the tenth century.A good walker may follow tlie course of the stream till hestrikes the Douglas road, and can then make his way backto Eamsey ; and there are also conveyances from the neighbourhoodof the glen to the same town. The total distancefrom Ramsey to Ku'k Maughold, Ballaglass, and back, isabout ten miles.TO GLEN MONA, DHOON GLEN, AND GLENCARRAN.These are three wonderfully picturesque little glens thatwere but little known till recently, when they were openedout and roads to and paths through them constinicted, so ar,to enable tom-ists to enjoy then- beauties without the risk oicoming into violent contact with trees, brambles, &c., on theway, and finishing the experiment by fracturing some part oftheir anatomy upon the rocks in the pool beneath. But theyarc all so distant from Ramsey that most pleasure-seekers