454 CORNISH DEDICATIONS. 



S. Bessog, Virgin. 



In the parish of S. Clement is a Lambessow or Lanbessog. 

 It is just possible that there may have been there a church of S. 

 Bigsech, a virgin who is noted in the Martyrology of Tallagh 

 on June 28. She was a daughter of Bressal of the Hy-Fiachra 

 family. Her church in West Meath is now called Kilbixy. 

 Her holy well is there. 



We do not know what was the dedication of the parish 

 church before it was re-dedicated to S. Clement. The suggestion 

 must be taken as such and nothing more. 



S. Blatjndee, Confessor. 



A chapel and well in ruins bear this name at Penventon 

 farm in Lewannick. Blaunder is the modern corruption, I 

 believe, of the name Brangualadre, Branwalatre, Branwalader, 

 changed in Brittany to Brevalaire and in Jersey to Brelade. He 

 is invoked in the 10th century Exeter Litany, from the Salisbury 

 library, published by Warren, in that of the same date 

 published by Mabillon, and in that of the abbey of S. Meen. 

 It is assumed that he is identical with S. Brendan of Clonfert. 



Loth, in an article on the ancient Celtic Litanies says :* 

 '■^Brangualatre, Branwalatre. This saint seems to me to be the 

 same as S. Brelade in Jersey and S. Broladre of the ancient 

 diocese of Dol. He has given his name to Loc-Brevalaire in 

 Leon ; in the 1 6th century Loc-Brevalayz, which leads to an 

 early Breton form Brewalatr and probably Bremvalatr or 

 Branwalatr. This saint has been identified with S. Brendan, 

 and actually Loc-Brevalayz is translated in Latin as Monasterium 

 Sancti Brendani (De Courson, Pouille de Ijeon. Cart, de Eedon, 

 p. 579). Dom Lobineau whilst stating that a parish in the 

 diocese of S. Brieuc bears the name of S. Brandan, remarks 

 that this saint is simply entered as Bran in the registers of the 

 reformation of the nobility of S. Brieuc. We have Brioc for 

 Briomaglus ; Broladre for Brelade, and better still Breladre ; 

 the tr, dr, has suffered no change, as the Breton language 

 disappeared early out of the diocese of Dol." 



*Eevue Celtique, Vol. XI, 1890, p. 139. 



