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124 EVERGREEN Autumn<br />
The dovecote.<br />
The holy well<br />
of St. Seiriol.<br />
evening, while St. Seiriol walked in<br />
the opposite directions, with the sun<br />
at his back, they were called Cybi the<br />
Dark as a result of his sun tan, and<br />
Seiriol the Fair.<br />
St. Seiriol also established a<br />
community on Puffin Island, half<br />
a mile offshore, which the Vikings<br />
named Priestholm. It contains a<br />
number of monastic ruins including<br />
the tower of a 12th-century church<br />
where it is believed St. Seiriol and<br />
King Maelgwn Gwynedd were<br />
buried.<br />
In a publication called Journey<br />
through Wales written by Gerald<br />
of Wales in 1188, he described an<br />
ecclesiastical settlement on the island<br />
inhabited by hermits who lived<br />
by manual labour while serving<br />
God. There was also a legend that<br />
whenever there were problems on<br />
the island, mice would eat their food.<br />
Who knows?<br />
ANDRIA MASSEY<br />
Penmon church and priory<br />
silhouetted against the Menai<br />
Strait and Welsh mainland.
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