EIREAS (EIRIOES), a township, forming that part of the parish of LLANDRILLO-YN-Raba which is in the hundred of CREUDDYN,
county of CARNARVON, NORTH WALES, 4 miles (N. E.) from Aberconway, containing 262 inhabitants. A small stream, bounding
this township on the east, separates the county from Denbighshire. The celebrated well, called Fynnon Eilian, in this
township, is still visited by hundreds of people annually, for the purpose of venting maledictions against any person who
has unfortunately incurred their displeasure. The usual ceremony attending this unchristian practice is, for the person
who owns the well, after having read certain passages from the sacred scriptures, to hand some of the water of the spring
to the applicant, who drinks a part and throws the remainder over his head, at the same time cursing his victim in
whatever words he pleases, which ceremony is repeated three times. The township is separately assessed for the support of
Its poor, the average annual expenditure amounting to £114. 3.