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CORNISH DEDICATIONS. 



William of Worcester, copying from the Calendar of S. 

 Michael's Mount, says that "S. Nonnita, mother of S. David, lies 

 in the Church of Altarnon, where also S. David was horn." 



But the Welsh tradition is that he was born where now 

 stands S. Non's ruined chapel on the cliffs near S. David's, and 

 that he was baptised hard by at Porthclais. 



The idea of his having been born in Cornwall, probably 

 originated in the fact of his mother having been there, owing 

 to close relationship with the reigning house. Her sister Gwen 

 was married to Selyf or Solomon, the Cornish King, who had a 

 palace somewhere about where Callington now stands. 



Ithel 



S. Dogmael 



Cunedda Wledig 



invaded Wales 



circ. 389. 



Cedig 



Sanddlie=Non da. of 

 Gynyr of 

 Caer Gawch. 



S. David 

 d. circ. 550. 



Hydwn 

 Dwn 



B;nneu 



Einion Yrth 

 K. of Gwynedd 



circ. 440. 



Caswallan Lawhir 

 King of Gwynedd, 

 drove the Irish out 



450—480. 



S. Teilo 



b. 510 



d. circ. 566 



Disciple of S. David. 



Non was the daughter of Gynyr of Caer Gawch, probably 

 the headland fortress of S. David's ; and the Foss y Mynach 

 marks the bounds of his little principality, which he afterwards 

 made over to the Church. 



Hard by was Ty Gwyn, the White House where S. Ninidh 

 had his celebrated school and monastery, a nursery of Saints. 

 It was a double society, consisting of monks and nuns, who 

 worshipped in the same church, separated from one another by 

 a wall. The foundations of a very early church remain there, 

 as well as a cemetery crowded with early Christian graves of 

 rude construction. 



