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also customarv on nos Calanmai, or tlie eve of tlie 

 first of May, for the young men to fix on the house 

 of their beloved, some rosemary tied with ribbons; 

 while the prude is greeted with a penglog, or part 

 of a horse's skeleton, or a gwr gwellt. 



The river Conwy takes its rise from Llyn Con- 

 wy, situate among the mountains near Penmachno, 

 at the southern extremity of the county. It runs 

 by Ysbytty Ivan, and in the course of a few miles, 

 by the addition of numerous mountain streams, 

 and avon Llugwy, which joins it below Bettws y 

 coed, it becomes a considerable river. With 

 the exception of Trev vaenan and Creiddyn, it 

 forms the eastern boundary of Caernarvonshire; 

 the tide Hows about twelve miles up to Trevriw, 

 to which place it is navigable for small vessels. 

 Its course from its rise is about thirty miles, and 

 the picturesque scenery in its neighbourhood is un- 

 rivalled ; having gained its level after an impetuous 

 descent through varied glens and over rocks, it 

 seems to form by its windings a succession of ex- 

 tensive lakes down to Aberconwy. There is a ferry 

 over it at Tal y cavn, about four miles above the 

 castle ; the ferry at Aberconwy, was retained as 

 royal property, and an order was issued by 



