St Seiriol
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St Seiriol
Image: © Oliver Dixon Taken: 23 Sep 2012
One of two mosaics depicting local Celtic saints at the western end of the Celtic Gateway bridge in Holyhead, executed by Gary Drostle. St Seiriol was known as Seiriol Wyn (Seiriol the White) ; the other saint being Cybi Felyn (Cybi the Tawny). Seiriol's cell was on Ynys Seiriol (Puffin Island) off the north-east corner of Anglesey, near Penmon in SH6582. Cybi resided on Holy Island off the west of Anglesey (the island and town being called Ynys Gybi and Caergybi after him). The two saints would often walk to meet each other in the centre of Anglesey. Seiriol would set off in the morning, with the rising sun behind him, and return at the end of the day with the setting sun on his back. Cybi would walk into the rising sun in the morning and westward into the sunset as he trudged home in the evening. Hence Cybi's face became richly tanned while Seiriol's remained pale. (Information by James Yardley).
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Image Location
Latitude
53.310333
Longitude
-4.633117