126 CORNISH DEDICATIONS. 



S. EuNY, Bishop, Confessor. 



Uny or Eunius was one of the party of Irish, colonists that 

 came into Penwith and Carnmarth with S. Hia, S. Ere, and 

 others, about 495 or 500. 



In Leland's time, lives of three of these were extant in 

 Cornwall, those of S. Breaca, S. Elwyn, and S. Wymer. Breaca 

 we have already identified as Brig, sister of S. Brendan, Elwyn 

 as S. Illadhan, and "Wymer is S. Fingar. 



S. Uny, according to "William of "Worcester, was brother of 

 S. Ere. Another of the party we may conjecture was S. Setna, 

 the disciple of S. Kieran and of S. Senan, both of whom have left 

 their impress on "West Cornwall. 



The colonists were opposed by Tewdrig, and some of them 

 were killed. As there is a Merthyr Uny, it is supposed that he 

 was one of those who fell on this occasion. But this seems 

 improbable on account of the number of his foundations in 

 Cornwall. Lelant had him as patron, and under this was the 

 chapelry of S. Hia (S. Ives), this implies that she was subject to 

 his patronage and protection. Towednack also was a chapelry 

 under Lelant. There was also a foundation of his at Redruth, 

 and a chapel at Sancreed, as well as Merthyr Uny in G-wendron. 



So many foundations imply a residence of some time in 

 Cornwall, and make it very doubtful whether he was one of 

 those who fell under the sword of Tewdrig at the first landing. 

 He is described as a Bishop, and his name is variously given as 

 Eumus, Ewninus, and Eunianus, in the Episcopal registers. 



For his identification we must follow the clue offered by 

 "William of "Worcester, and look among the relatives and disciples 

 of S. Ere. We at once come on Eogain or Eugenius, afterwards 

 Bishop of Ardstraw, in Derry. The hard g in the Irish name 

 would fall away in Cornish and the name became Euenius and 

 then Eunius. 



There is much to lead us to hold that Eugenius of Ardstraw, 

 is the Uny of Lelant. According to the glossator on the Eelire 

 of Oengus, he was son of S. Ere; but according to a more 

 probable account he was son of Cainnech, of Leinster, and his 

 mother's name was Muindecha, and he was a near relative of 

 S. Kevin, of Grlendalough ; indeed the latter was his nephew. His 



