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hence it is that the village church is dedicated to St. Cornely. Pil- 

 grims of all countries flocked to Carnac to invoke the aid of the saint 

 for their ailing beasts, and he, mindful of the aid his cows had given 

 him in his flight, granted their requests. To this day ghosts may be 

 seen at night wandering among the lines of stones, the " soldiers of 

 St. Cornely," while the image of the saint and his cows are carved on 

 the front of the church. The query at once arises, have we here a sur- 

 vival from the old worship of Mithras ? 



