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Happy St Teilo�s Day!

For those of you wondering which particular kind of festivity to bestow on to this day, know this: St Teilo is the patron saint of apples and horses. Adjust your schedules accordingly.

See his life story depicted in an intricate, technicolour carving at the St Teilo minisite.

Emyr Hughes with this sculpture of St Teilos

Master Carver Emyr Hughes with his oak carving of St Teilo

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