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 CORNWALL it being by no means clear who St. Enoder was. St. Enodoc ClinirJi, on the banks of the Camel estuary opposite Padstow, restored in 1863, was formerly almost buried in drifting sands. It has mistakenly been called St. Ken- nedy, a name which prevailed locally; and it is not easy to identify this Enodoc or Gwennodoc. Perhaps he or she was one of the numerous Brychan saints. It is said that the p.irson used sometimes to enter the half-buried church by the roof, and perform service, so as to retain his tithes. For a long time it was impossible for regular service to be held here at all. The reader will find some details of St. Enodoc in the Rev. Baring - Gould's attractive novel /// i/ie Roar of the Sea, also embodying a highly coloured picture of a smuggler well known to Cornish tradition, the "Cruel Coppinger". The church was built about 1430, and an earlier font, of Norm, pattern, remains. Roman coins and pottery, etc., have been discovered near. Eiiys (i.^ m. N. of Penryn) has been in the Enys family from the time of Edward I. The gardens, very beautiful, contain a fine wych- elm. St. Eri>ie (about 4 m. N. of Truro) is a rather obscure dedication; very little is known of this St. Erme or Ermel, corrupted by later ignorance into Hermes. He left Britain for Brittany, and died about 562. St, Erth (2 m. S. of Hayle) is a name that 98