It was early evening before we got time time to relax in the beautiful weather which still prevails on the Isle of Man on Saturday. We headed to the Waterfall Hotel at Glen Maye which had been high commended by several people since it was reopened in April.
We certainly weren't rushing around afterwards but we did wander up the Rushen Mines Road.
I was asked by our visitors last week why the Rushen Abbey was so named and my answer was confusing as I started by saying that Rushen was a parish, only to realise that Rushen Abbey is in the parish of Malew and here we were in Glen Rushen in the parish on Patrick.
I found some explanations here.
When I got back I also looked for some explanations for the disappearance of a little hall in Glen Maye village which was the venue for the presentations after the Patrick Fell Race which, coincidentally, used to be held the week after TT .
It is has been replaced by a fake cottage currently on the market for a little under £300k. Photo above together with a photo of Ian Gale, Tony Okell and Richard Jamieson who filled the top three places in the 2002. Patrick Fell Race I took photos on the Rushen Mines Road in 2002, 2003 and 2005 - the last time I recall walking there.
There was mining in the Rushen valley between 1740 and 1870 and water forms a big part of the area's history. It's the Rushen River that flows down into Glen Maye and there is a disused water filtration plant near to the old village hall. There is currently a planning application to demolish the filtration plant and replace it with residential buildings.
Like everywhere else on the Isle of Man right now, it looks a perfect place to live.
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