This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1860 Excerpt: ... northern coast of Anglesea. (r) The Church was founded about 540, by St. Elian. Adjoining it is a small Chapel, called the Myfir, or Confessional, in which is a curious ancient semicircular box, denominated St. Elian's Closet, and supposed to have served both the office of communion-table, and as a chest to contain ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1860 Excerpt: ... northern coast of Anglesea. (r) The Church was founded about 540, by St. Elian. Adjoining it is a small Chapel, called the Myfir, or Confessional, in which is a curious ancient semicircular box, denominated St. Elian's Closet, and supposed to have served both the office of communion-table, and as a chest to contain the vestments and church utensils. During the Wake, or Festival, which is held in August, persons of all sizes and all ages enter, or attempt to enter, this box; and if they can succeed in turning themselves round three & times within its narrow limits, they believe that they shall be fortunate till the ensuing wake. On the contrary, if they cannot succeed, they consider it is an omen of ill fortune, or of death within the year. There is a hole in the Wall of the Chapel, through which it is supposed the priests received confessions. Nine miles from Bangor is arnarron, He capital of the country with "a population of 9883. It is an ancient town, delightfully situated on the eastern bank of the Menai Strait, at the mouth of the river Seoint. It is built in the form of a square, and enclosed on three sides by an embattled stone wall, erected in the time of Edward I., and still in good preservation. In the wall are a number of round towers, and two principal gates forming entrances to the town. The chief object of interest is the Castle, built in 1283 by Edward I., the conqueror of Wales. In form it is an oblong irregular square, occupying about two acres and a half at the west end of the town, and bounded on two sides by water: the third side appears to have been defended by a ditch, and the fourth side was towards the town. Mr. Pennant asserts, on the authority of the Sebright MS., that it was built in one year. It has suffered consider.
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