152 A TOUR ROUND NORTH WALES. 



Rhaidr Cynwyd, the Waterfall of Cyn- 

 wyd, on the little mountain river Tryf- 

 tiog, or the Impetuous. This cataract 

 affords much piclurefque beauty, the wa- 

 ter rufhing in a furious torrent from the 

 woody and pointed rocks above, daflies 

 with a tremendous roar to the rugged 

 bottom, along which it rages, till it joins 

 the Dee a little beyond the village. 



I patted Llandrillo, the Church of St. 

 Trillo, and afterwards eroding the Dee, 

 came to Llanderfei, another fmall vil- 

 lage, whofe church is dedicated to St. 

 Derfel Gadarn, a faint of the Britifn ca- 

 lendar. This church was once noted 

 for a vail wooden image of it's patron 

 faint, concerning which the Welfh 

 had a prophecy, that it fhould fet a 

 whole for ejt on fire. Whether it was to 

 complete this prophecy, or to deprive 

 the people of the caufe of idolatry, 

 (for they had a fuperftitious venera- 

 tion for this old piece of wood), is not 



known ; 



